Artur Beterbiev captured the undisputed light heavyweight championship with a majority decision victory over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Beterbiev closed the fight strongly and prevailed via scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114 in an entertaining fight contested at the highest skill level.
With the victory in the long-awaited summit meeting, Beterbiev became boxing’s first undisputed 175-pound champion in the four-belt era.