2024-10-13 07:25:04
The undisputed light-heavyweight championship will be on the line Saturday when Russian Artur Beterbiev battles countryman Dmitry Bivol in a 12-round match that will unite the WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC belts. The main Beterbiev vs. Bivol fight card from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, got underway around noon ET. The ring walk and main event will start around 6 p.m. ET. Both fighters enter unbeaten, with Beterbiev winning all 20 of his bouts by knockout, while Bivol is 23-0, including 12 wins by knockout or stoppage.
Bivol is a -126 favorite (risk $126 to win $100), while Beterbiev comes back at +104 in the latest Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol odds. The over/under for total rounds is 10.5, with the Over favored at -186 and the Under listed at +144. The fight going the distance is priced at -142. Before making any Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev picks, be sure to see the boxing predictions from SportsLine’s Peter Kahn.
Kahn is a true boxing insider who has his finger on the pulse of what’s going on inside and outside of the ring. He has managed numerous world champions and currently manages 20 fighters through his company, Fight Game Advisors. Kahn won the 2022 Boxing Writers Association of America Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year award and was named to the 2023 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Kahn is uncanny when it comes to picking fights. He is an astounding 54-14 on his last 68 SportsLine boxing picks, returning a profit of $4,000 to $100 bettors. His notable wins include telling SportsLine members to back underdog Ryan Garcia (+500) against previously unbeaten super lightweight champion Devin Haney (-700) in their blockbuster fight in April. Anyone who has followed Kahn’s boxing picks is way up.
Now, Kahn has studied Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol from every angle and revealed his top picks and best bets. You can only see Kahn’s boxing picks at SportsLine.
Why you should back Bivol
The 33-year-old enters with a 23-0 all-time record, including 12 wins by knockout. In his last fight on June 1, he retained his WBA (Super) and IBO light-heavyweight titles with a sixth-round TKO over Malik Zinad. That came nearly six months after a unanimous decision victory over Lyndon Arthur for the IBO light-heavyweight crown. In that fight he also retained his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title.
Bivol, who turned professional in November 2014, won his first six matches by knockout or stoppage. He is ranked as the world’s third-best pound-for-pound active boxer by BoxRec. He is also ranked as the second-best light-heavyweight by multiple outlets. See which fighter to back here.
Why you should back Beterbiev
The 39-year-old has dominated the competition, registering all but one knockout before the 12th round and 12 before the fourth round. He retained the WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight titles in his last fight, a seventh-round TKO over Callum Smith this past January in Quebec City, Canada. He first won his current IBF light-heavyweight belt with a knockout of Enrico Kolling in November 2017. He added the WBC light-heavyweight belt with a 10th-round TKO of Oleksandr Gvozdyk in October 2019.
He added his last belt to his collection — the WBO light-heavyweight crown — with a second-round knockout of Joe Smith Jr. in June 2022. He is ranked as the world’s best light heavyweight by a number of organizations, including The Ring and BoxRec. During his amateur career, he won four gold medals and one silver, including two gold at the European Championships, one gold and one silver at the World Championships and one gold in the World Cup. See which fighter to pick here.
How to make Beterbiev vs. Bivol picks
Kahn is leaning Over on total rounds and he’s locked in two strong best bets, including a money-line winner and a plus-money prop pick. He’s sharing who to back only at SportsLine.
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