Kovalev: Bivol will win the rematch and create a trilogy

Sergey Kovalev will pick former WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to defeat undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev in rematch in eight weeks [56 days] on February 22 in Riyadh.

Former unified 175-pound champion Kovalev saw Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) win his previous fight against Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) seven rounds out of five and sees him victorious for the second time. A laughing Kovalev says that once Bivol wins, a trilogy match will be arranged.

Beterbiev’s new plan?

Beterbiev defeated Bivol with pressure, winning a 12-round majority decision on October 12. The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114. Bivol fought well from the start, using his boxing skills to win rounds against an unusually cautious-looking Beterbiev.

However, the fight changed completely when Beterbiev started to apply pressure in the sixth and was no longer competitive. Bivol looked like a mouse being chased by a cat in the ring, and it was obvious he wanted nothing to do with it all. After the fight, Beterbiev hinted that he would fight completely differently in the rematch.

He probably means that he will attack right away instead of waiting until the midpoint like he did last time. Beterbiev now knows that Bivol can’t handle the pressure, comes unglued mentally and doesn’t have the strength, courage or courage to stay in the trenches. Bivol is not built for war. He’s more the type to stay behind the lines, working in support of the troops.

“In the last fight, I thought Bivol got seven rounds to five. Yes, I think so. 7-5, he won, and he will be more confident in the rematch and get the victory. He will get a victory and then there will be a third fight,” Sergey Kovalev told Fight Hub TV, giving his thoughts on the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on February 22.

Bivol’s possible revenge tactics

It will be very difficult for Bivol to win the rematch with his fighting style because he is not equipped to stand and fight Beterbiev. What Bivol will likely do in the rematch to win a bad decision will be these tactics:

– Conquer when Beterbiev approaches
– Hit and run
– More movement
– Late gusts

Fans on social media overwhelmingly believe Bivol deserved to win the first fight and feel he will defeat Beterbiev in the rematch. Many of them think it will be an easy win for Bivol, who they believe is a much better fighter than Beterbiev. There may be a lot of pro-Bivol fans upset if he doesn’t get the job done in the rematch because he can’t fight better than last time.

The only one who can improve in the second fight is Beterbiev by putting pressure right from the start instead of waiting until the sixth round like last time.