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Artur Beterbiev makes bold promise to Dmitry Bivol ahead of huge undisputed rematch
Artur Beterbiev insists there will be no difference to his second undisputed light heavyweight bout as he prepares for his rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February 22.
The WBA, WBF, WBO and IBF world champion will mount the first defence of his undisputed crown on Saturday at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
- Read more | Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 / Dubois vs Parker: Date, fight card, how to watch, fight times, PPV price
Beterbiev previously entered into his first clash with Bivol last October holding three of the four belts, and added the last with a majority decision victory in Saudi Arabia.
But speaking ahead of his latest test, the star feels there will be no difference in emotion or feeling to this second dance as he still has the same objectives.
"For a fight, [it will] feel the same," he told DAZN. "I wanted to grab all the belts last time. Now, I want to defend them. It's been a short time since the first match."
| Fight | KSA | GMT | ET | PT |
| Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 | 2:00am | 11:00pm | 6:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker | 12:40am | 9:40pm | 4:40pm | 1:40pm |
| Shakur Stevenson vs Floyd Schofield | 11:35pm | 8:35pm | 3:35pm | 12:35am |
| Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz | 10:35pm | 7:35pm | 2:35pm | 11:35am |
| Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov | 9:40pm | 6:40pm | 1:40pm | 10:40am |
| Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel | 8:40pm | 5:40pm | 12:40pm | 9:40am |
| Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith | 7:45pm | 4:45pm | 11:45am | 8:45am |
Asked whether his first clash with Bivol - the only bout of his professional career to go the distance so far - was the toughest so far, Beterbiev demurred to an extent.
"If you compare [my other fights], you can say it was my toughest fight," he added. "But it is a little bit different. I think in my boxing career, I've [fought] stronger guys."
"But you can say it was my toughest fight. Of course [I could have done better]. If you believe you did the best, it is not good. I believe [everything can get better]."
The champion also believes he can be even better for the rematch, after being hammered by a knee injury in the build-up to the original contest.
"The knee was a problem in the first fight, but it is near perfect now. My movement should be much better for this fight. My performance in the first fight was not perfect, I know I can do much better in this one."
Watch Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 and full Last Crescendo card live on DAZN PPV
Watch Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 and Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker live on DAZN Pay-Per-View on Saturday.
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