The fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed 175-pound championship, scheduled for June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was postponed after Beterbiev injured his knee during training.
The IBF, WBC and WBO titleholder has torn his meniscus, Top Rank announced in a press release. The promotional company plans to hold the light heavyweight showdown before the end of the year.
The 5-on-5 portion of the show, in which fighters from Matchroom and Queensberry Promotions will face off, will take place as scheduled on June 1, DAZN.
These are the five fights:
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Deontay Wilder x Zhelei Zhang, heavyweights
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Filip Hrgovic x Daniel Dubois, heavyweights
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Raymond Ford x Nick Ball, featherweights (for Ford’s WBA title)
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Austin Williams x Hamzah Sheeraz, middleweights
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Craig Richards vs Willy Hutchinson, light heavyweight
The Beterbiev-Bivol fight is highly anticipated, as both fighters are undefeated and on the pound-for-pound list.
Beterbiev, 39, has stopped all 20 opponents, including Callum Smith in seven rounds in January.
Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) is best known for defeating Canelo Alvarez in May 2022. Since then, he has surpassed the then-undefeated Gilberto Ramírez It is Lyndon Arthur by unilateral decisions.
The fight with Arthur took place in December, meaning Bivol will be out of action for an extended period due to the postponement.
This story first appeared in Boxing addictis also part of the USA Today Sports network.
