The head of IBF: “The outcome of the revenge of Bivola and Beterbieva is fair, the trilogy will be an excellent solution”

The head of the World Boxing Federation (IBF) Daryl Pipls approved the third battle between Dmitry Bivol and Arthur Beterbiev.

– It was a very competitive battle. Great performance of both boxers. I believe that the outcome of the battle is fair. I think that if both fighters agree, then the trilogy will be an excellent decision, the correspondent of Match TV reports the words of Pipls.

The battle of two Russians was the main event of the boxing evening in Er -Riyad (Saudi Arabia). The duel lasted the full 12 rounds, according to which the judges made a decision in favor of Bivol: 114: 114, 116: 112, 115: 113. Bwil became the absolute world of lightweight world, taking possession of the IBF title, among others.

The first duel of Beterbiev and Bivola took place in October 2024 also in Riyadh and ended with Beterbiev’s victory with exactly the same judicial account.

After the rare, both Russian boxers expressed their readiness for third battle. Beterbiev suffered the first defeat in the professional ring. Now he has 21 victory and one defeat. Bivola has 24 victories and one defeat. The defeats of the Russians suffered from each other.