Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol

By Johnny Wright

Published 21st August 2024 14:02

Updated 11th October 2024 14:41

WHO WINS THIS CLASSIC MATCH?

From across the pond, it's @jwrightboxing back with a must-read breakdown of the postponed fight for the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA light-heavyweight titles that everyone has been waiting for. Now scheduled for 12 October 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Check out some of the highlights from the undercard here, from what is set to be another glorious undercard.

With a lot of pundits expecting the main event to go the distance, now might be a good time to check out our interactive scorecard. But is this fascinating contest destined for the final bell?

JOHNNY'S BACK

Well, I hope everybody has been doing well and has been enjoying their summer, and I think now would be a good time to take a look into the #CrystalBallBoxing - at the fantastic upcoming Bivol-Beterbiev fight, a few months away.

This one is a beautiful fight for purists, that of a boxer versus a puncher, and also that of two undefeated great champions.

Fights like this only come along rarely, and I know that boxing fans everywhere are waiting on this one with a lot of anticipation, so let's get started looking the fight over, analyzing it, breaking it down, and then see how the Crystal Ball foresees the result of this one.

CURRENT BETTING ODDS

Here are the odds for the fight, two months out from the contest:

UK betting odds at time of writing [21-August-2024]

To check on the latest betting lines in the UK, click here for the odds.

US betting odds at time of writing [21-August-2024]

To see the current betting lines in the US, click here.

ODDS UPDATE #1

With something of a trend towards Bivol in some circles, particularly on X, he is now a shade odds-on with some of the UK sportsbooks. Beterbiev is now even-money, 2.00, with Bivol the 4/5 (1.80) favorite in places. Shop around and you should be able to find a little movement around that line.

This coincides with the release of the Method Of Victory market. The narrative that it is "Bivol by decision or Beterbiev inside the distance" is supported in the opening odds here, 2.25 and 2.50 respectively. "Dutching" those two covers a whopping 84% of the book.

Match Winner & Method Of Victory odds [accurate on 28-August-2024]

Read on for our detailed breakdown of where we think the value lies in this intriguing contest. If you need to convert any of these odds formats (American, fractional, or decimal odds), there is an odds-converter at the bottom of this page.

ODDS UPDATE #2

As of 1st October, we are just a matter of days from the fight and there is odds-against plus-money available for Beterbiev with the UK sportsbook. He is now a 5/4 shot (2.25 decimal) with Bivol at 4/5, the slight favourite (1.80 decimal).

Trend of UK odds movements since the June fight postponement [latest: 1-Oct-2024]

BIVOL BREAKDOWN

Dmitry Bivol was a very excellent and decorated amateur boxer and is a man who is totally in charge of his craft. He has been an equally great professional boxer with a current record of 23-0 with 12 knockouts.

He is a technician who knows his way around the ring, and how to exploit the weakness of his opposition--- and hardly even loses any rounds in his fights. In fact, in Bivol's fight with Canelo Alvarez, he dominated Canelo in a way that was possibly more one-sided than when Floyd Mayweather defeated Canelo.

Bivol has beaten a list of fighters that is quite impressive. He has beaten Gilberto Ramirez, Canelo Alvarez, Lyndon Arthur (who holds a win and a loss vs. Anthony Yarde), Joe Smith Jr, Jean Pascal, Isaac Chalemba and Sullivan Barrera, and barely lost any rounds against ALL of them combined.

That resume speaks volumes about his skill as a boxer and his ring generalship not to mention his Ring IQ, without any question. He has very good fundamentals in my judgement, with the one exception of not appearing to be a very hard puncher, in the sense of a one-punch KO type fighter.

However he DOES have 12 stoppages in his 23 professional fights, although none were exactly highlight reel worthy, so entertainment value would be the one area that Bivol does not excel in regarding today's world of boxing, as business has very obviously been ruling the boxing world in recent years.

Bivol does not have any of the highlight reel KOs that casual fans love so much, and for that reason it is my belief that the perception of his talents and skills are not fully appreciated by the general public. He wins in one-sided fashion in all his fights but it is almost always by a decision, which is not appreciated by casual boxing fans.

However, we are not talking about the "business" of boxing here or who is more exciting to watch, nor are we talking about who can generate more PPV buys or who is more fun to have a beer with. This column is about the respective talents of Bivol and Beterbiev, their respective styles and how the Crystal Ball expects them to match up in their upcoming fight in October.

I will not dispute that most of Bivol's fights lack the type of excitement that the more casual boxing fans enjoy, being that he is not a KO artist who is involved in all-out wars and then scores a knockout to win the fight.

But what Bivol DOES have going for him is the fact that nobody has ever come close to beating him and that he consistently wins all his fights against top opposition and almost without seeming to break a sweat.

Incidentally, one of those fights includes a thoroughly one-sided comprehensive boxing lesson that he gave Canelo Alvarez in which Bivol proved he was able to absorb Canelo's punches and body punches without even flinching, and was hitting Canelo flush for the entire fight and seemingly almost at will.

In addition, the reality is that the victory over Canelo was very close to a shutout in Bivol's favor, and not anywhere near the ridiculous 115-113 scorecards that the judges scored it in Bivol's favor.

Judges have always favored Canelo, and I don't think that is remotely disputable as Canelo has arguably lost to Erislandy Lara, Austin Trout and seemingly quite clearly to GGG twice.

In fact, one judge named C.J. Ross actually gave Canelo a draw against Floyd Mayweather in one of the most laughable scorecards in boxing history.

The truth is that Canelo did not lose to Bivol because he "dared to be great" and went up in weight, though that is the Political Boxing spin being used to help Canelo's image, but it is simply not true. Canelo had already previously succeeded at 175, so it was a familiar weight class for Canelo that he had previously done very well fighting in with his devastating KO of Kovalev.

The facts are that Canelo lost that fight to Bivol because he was simply outclassed and outboxed by Bivol, and because styles make fights and it really is as simple as that. Bivol showed signs of very good power in that fight too and in my opinion the fact that Canelo did not go down or even get seriously wobbled was more of a reflection of Canelo's world-class chin, than an inherent lack of power on Bivol's part.

I will not argue the fact that Bivol is not the world's most exciting fighter, and always seems to win without much effort, and in today's boxing world, which is becoming more and more like wrestling every day, Bivol's style is considered a detriment as it affects his drawing power which affects Boxing's business.

But the truth is that the sport of boxing is the "art" of "hitting and not getting hit" and that truly is what boxing is actually ALL about as a sport and this is an area Bivol is quite outstanding in. However, we must not forget that boxing is a business first, so fighters like Bivol do not bring excitement to many casual fans and promoters, but do not let that fool you when analyzing this fight.

We are talking about talent here and head-to-head match-ups--- and Bivol has a very extensive and successful amateur background to go along with his undefeated professional career and has not even been in one remotely close professional fight and has additionally fought against top opposition.

I also find it odd that many seem to question Bivol's heart, in regards to how he would handle a WAR in the ring, and that is not a question that we have enough information to handle, but I certainly do not see that as a negative.

Additionally, I find it greatly admirable that Bivol has been skilled enough to never have had to be in a war in the ring. So while we can not accurately answer that question-- the fact that he has never been in a war in the ring is a testimony to just how refined and talented a pure boxer Bivol is.

The one thing we do know is that in all his fights, Bivol has had no problem with any opponent and has always won easily against very good fighters. His fighting style might not have entertained the fans the way huge KO type fighters do, but from the standpoint of pure boxing, he could not have done any better than he has in his professional career thus far, and that needs to be considered heavily when weighing each of these fighter's credentials.

BETERBIEV BREAKDOWN

Artur Beterbiev is another decorated amateur boxer, and another incredibly talented fighter also. One can not argue against an undefeated record of 20-0 with every single win coming by way of knockout, as not one fighter has managed to go the distance with him. He punches as hard as anybody in the sport, and he has patience when things are not going his way. He has good movement too, which is usually a rare commodity in boxers with the very hard punch that Beterbiev has.

Beterbiev knows how to make his opponents fight HIS fight, he knows how to cut off the ring, and has an inherent sense of where to move in the ring to best capitalize on his opponent's vulnerabilities. He also well knows how to use all his experience to move in the perfect manner to always find a way to exploit his opponent's weakness and land that sledgehammer punch of his.

When someone is as hard a puncher as Beterbiev is, and also has good movement, that is quite a special combination of boxing skills mixed together, and is what has made Beterbiev the 20-0 champion with 20 knockouts that he is today.

Beterbiev's opposition has also been very good, as he has beaten Callum Johnson, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Marcus Browne, Joe Smith Jr., Anthony Yarde, and most recently this past January, he beat Callum Smith. These are all quite good boxers with varied styles and he knocked every one of them out.

In my opinion, he has beaten the same class of boxers that Bivol has beaten and their resumes are just about equal, though Beterbiev has not beaten anybody on the level of Canelo Alvarez as Bivol easily did.

However, Beterbiev has also still knocked out every top opponent he has ever fought as a professional, which is no small feat.

Styles make fights

This fight is going to be a dream match-up between a very skilled boxer and a very skilled puncher. Beterbiev can also box, but his boxing is not on the level of Bivol in regards to pure boxing.

However, Beterbiev brings alot more power to the match-up, and has knocked out his quite high level of opposition and is certainly one of the top and most exciting boxers today.

POSITIVES, NEGATIVES AND OTHER VARIABLES

Let's take a full look at all the positives and negatives of both these fighters in regards to this match, as well as some other variables that might affect the outcome of this fight.

This is going to be arguably the second biggest fight of the year, with only Usyk/Fury being bigger and that is saying quite a lot as Usyk/Fury was to determine the first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Lennox Lewis about 25 years ago.

In looking at the way their styles match against each other, I see Beterbiev's style as playing more into the hands of Bivol than vice-versa, so for starters, I think this fight stylistically favors Bivol.

In Bivol's victories, he has not had any fighter be competitive against him and has been able to dictate the pace of his fights, and seems to always know what his opponent is going to do ahead of time. This was quite evident in his domination of Canelo, a fight in which it seemed nothing Canelo did was enough to remotely surprise Bivol, or to change Bivol's plans for the way the fight was going to go.

One negative in regards to Bivol, is that Bivol has been accused of holding back in his fights in regards to his easy manner of winning all his decisions but not trying harder to get the knockout.

That is possibly true from an entertainment standpoint, but from a boxing standpoint? If a fighter can stay undefeated against top competition and win all wide decisions while "holding back" in his fights, then that fighter should be given credit for his ability to dominate in such extreme fashion rather than complained about because he did not go for the knockout.

I see all that as a positive for Bivol, and as I stated earlier, Bivol might not be the most entertaining fighter in some casual and highly political boxing opinions, but he certainly is a remarkably gifted boxer that true fans of the Sweet Science greatly appreciate.

Bivol also can bang, as one can not overlook that he has stopped 12 of his 23 opponents--- but there are questions about his power since he stepped up his level of competition, and he has not had any stoppages in about 6 years, except for his very last fight this past June.

However, even though the fighter he stopped in the 6th round in June, Malik Zinad, was undefeated??--- Zinad was also unrated, and Bivol was a huge favorite. Zinad had never fought any good competition before Bivol, so if Bivol had not stopped Zinad, then even another wide unanimous or shutout decision victory would not have satisfied many fans.

So, even that TKO that Bivol scored over Zinad in his last fight still leaves the question open as to whether or not Bivol has the power to get a stoppage against a top opponent, or if he has just never needed to and has been content to easily outbox them.

I see Bivol's performance negatives as being very few but as far as Bivol's POSITIVES I see a fighter who is in his prime, in good health, and has barely lost a round to any of the top fighters he has ever faced.

Bivol's pedigree

He has a great Ring IQ and he also has an extremely good chin as he has proven against some of the hardest punching top fighters he has faced.

He showed his resilience particularly well in the fight with Joe Smith Jr. where he was hit perfectly flush at the end of round 10 with HUGE power by the very hard punching Smith and got quite shaken by he punch but did not go down, stayed on his feet, and came back to dominate the last two rounds.

Bivol also won virtually every round of the Smith fight, and we must remember that Joe Smith is a very hard hitter and that he had enough power to knock Bernard Hopkins through the ropes, totally out of the ring and onto his back on the cement floor outside of the ring in the last fight of Hopkin's storied career, while even Kovalev was not able to KO Hopkins.

That is not a direct comparison, but rather just a point to emphasize that Smith was as hard a puncher as there was out there in that weight class, so I rate Bivol's ability to take punishment highly, as that one punch in the last second of round 10 vs Smith was the only time I have ever even seen Bivol shaken, and he shook it off and came back to dominate the remaining 2 rounds.

Bivol also has a very high ring IQ, and has an uncanny knowledge of how to move in the ring to maintain the distance that best serves him, as well as how to excel at his defense, while also always being offensively dominant, which is a very effective combination.

Beterbiev is a very hard, tenacious puncher, and can also box quite well, which is what makes this match such a magnet for Boxing Fans-- and one of the positives for Beterbiev is obvious, as Beterbiev has won ALL 20 of his fights by knockout, so there is little question that Beterbiev can knockout top level opponents, which is a positive for Beterbiev.

But the negatives on Beterbiev's side loom larger than the positives when one is considering the outcome of this fight.

It is my belief that Beterbiev's negatives can move this fight more into Bivol's favor than I believe his positives can help him win it. His negatives also weigh heavier than the question of Bivol's seeming inability to score a knockout against any top fighters.

Age is one major negative that is going to work against Beterbiev in this match as Beterbiev is going to be 40 years old in only 3 months after this fight in October.

Now, keep in mind that his age is still technically listed as 39 and the mere fact that the first digit is a 3 and not a 4 does not magically make him a fighter in his 30's.

His exact age will be 39 years and 9 months which will make him just a hair under 40 years old when they fight.

In reality, that basically makes him a 40 year old boxer and 40 years old is very old for a boxer, no matter how well and consistently that boxer has seemingly been performing.

Think of his age like when a store advertises an item for $10.99, and the buyer subconsciously feels like that item is under $11.

It is that "ONE CENT" that is the difference between Beterbiev being a fighter in his 30's and a fighter in his 40's, as he will be a 40 year old fighter in 3 months after this fight.

In looking at age as a 'negative' for Beterbiev we must also consider Bivol's age too, only Bivol's age will need to be looked at as a 'positive'.

Bivol is only going to turn 34 at the very end of this year which makes him SIX full years younger than Beterbiev, and Bivol is in his prime.

Bivol has also not gotten hit very much in his professional career at all, where-as Betebiev has gotten hit alot more than Bivol, and even though Beterbiev has taken alot more of those shots, proved he can handle adversity and won--- the fact is that he still gets hit hard and quite often and as the years go by, those punches can add up.

In comparison, Bivol is a talented and fast fighter who has excellent defense and has not absorbed much punishment at all, while Beterbiev is far from impossible to hit, has tasted the canvas, has struggled in some recent fights that he won with his extraordinary power, and ro repeat again, he will be only slightly under 40 years old on fight night.

Another negative is that Beterbiev has struggled mightily in his fights against arguably the two best fighters he has faced, Anthony Yarde and Oleksandr Gvozdyk, and was behind on the scorecards in both those fights. But to his credit, he ended up winning due to his power as he stopped both those opponents, despite being behind on the cards.

However, regardless of the result, Beterbiev got hit very often and very hard by two hard punchers in those fights.

That being said, we must also add in the fact that those two fighters, Anthony Yarde and Oleksandr Gfozdyk are not known for their defense, boxing skills or high Ring IQ and neither of them is on Dmitry Bivol's level, which makes Beterbiev's struggles in those fights a factor in assessing his chances against a skilled boxer like Bivol.

Another negative is that Beterbiev is injury prone and we must not forget that this fight with Bivol was postponed because of an injury that Beterbiev sustained in training camp.

The fact he is injury prone is not a good sign at all considering his age, and considering the intensity he is going to have to maintain in his fight with Bivol, which will be the highest intensity he's ever had to fight with during his entire Hall of Fame career.

Those are not good omens for a fighter who will be just short of 40 years old on fight night--- and there have been other instances of Beterbiev getting injured and needing to postpone fights, so that is something that needs to be weighed heavily, as injuries can also happen during a fight and that should be kept in mind quite seriously.

On a positive note, Artur Beterbiev can box well, can wear opponents down with unrelenting pressure and an accumulation of very hard punches to eventually stop them or he can also score a one-punch knockout too, so he has alot of tools and his power and aggression are very huge positives for him going into this match.

The danger of his power is real and another positive for Beterbiev is that his power has been proven to carry into the late rounds too (in fact, he knocked out Enrico Koelling in the 12th and final round ).

Beterbiev carries power throughout the fight

That is a huge positive for Beterbiev as it means that any opponent he fights can not afford to get lazy and lose concentration for even one second of the entire 12 rounds when fighting Beterbiev or they might find themselves on the canvas, being counted out.

Beterbiev TKOed Oleksandr Gvozdyk in round 10 in a fight that he was behind on two of the scorecards--- and also TKOed Anthony Yarde in round 8 of another fight he was behind on two of the scorecards.

He has surely proven to have the important ability to be able to be patient, stay focused, not lose confidence, weather the storm and keep his mind and skills focused on the ultimate goal of these fights, which is to emerge victoriously and he has a 100% record of doing that.

However, it also has to be considered that Gvozduk and Yarde are far from great boxers, and in truth, Beterbiev should not have had to be in such a war with both of them, despite the fact that he came out on top due to his power.

The bottom line, despite all those potential drawbacks, is that Beterbiev is unbeaten and has fought top contenders so it is a huge positive for any fighter to be undefeated with all knockouts against other top fighters and Beterbiev has done that.

#CRYSTALBALLBOXING - THE FIGHT

The Crystal Ball reflects this fight as being exciting while also reflecting that Beterbiev, as great as he has been, has never faced anybody as great as Bivol and that Bivol has always widely dominated everybody he has ever fought.

Bivol is seen here as a better pure boxer than Beterbiev, much younger, with a better Ring IQ and as previously mentioned, he's a fighter who has never had a close challenge against any top fighters, unlike Beterbiev, who was seemingly headed toward potential losses in a couple of his fights until his power eventually won the fights for him.

The fact is that one of those fighters Beterbiev struggled against, Anthony Yarde, had been knocked out by Kovalev before he fought Beterbiev, so Yarde's fight with Kovalev had already exposed Yarde's punch resistance as not being impenetrable.

Kovalev was also well ahead on points and out-boxing Yarde too, which was something Beterbiev was not able to do, and if he could not do it against Yarde, there is a great reason to believe he will not be able to do it against Bivol.

As an example and in comparison, Yarde was ahead of Beterbiev on 2 scorecards and that fact emphasizes that Beterbiev's serious struggles with Yarde are a somewhat negative sign for Beterbiev, even though he finally caught Yarde in Round 8 and got the stoppage win, because, in comparison, an aging Kovalev had a much easier time beating Yarde in all areas than Beterbiev did.

The reason that is a major negative is that Yarde had already proven he could be dominated on points and eventually stopped by a good, hard punching fighter in Kovalev ---yet in comparison, Yarde was dominating Beterbiev and was "ahead" on points at the time that Beterbiev finally caught him and stopped him in round 8.

On the opposite side of the coin, Bivol has always beaten the top fighters handily and that is a huge factor in the Crystal Ball's determination of this upcoming fight.

It is also a huge factor that Beterbiev has had the power to mow through all his opponents in all 20 of his professional fights and has a 20-fight KO streak going into this fight with Bivol.

Normal service?

The big question we must ask ourselves in this fight is if Beterbiev will be able to mow through Dmitry Bivol in that same fashion, and if not, we need to ask ourselves if he has the 'boxing skill' to be able to win a decision over Bivol if he can not knock him out like all 20 of his professional victims?

I expect Bivol to be able to keep Beterbiev at the proper distance, know when to strike, and when to back out of harm's way.

I believe Bivol will make Beterbiev fight his fight, rather than allowing himself to get trapped into fighting Beterbiev's fight, as Beterbiev is quite good at dragging his opponents into fighting his style of fight.

Beterbiev has always succeeded in eventually getting his opponents to fight him on his own terms, but I do not expect him to have that same success with Bivol.

As the fight goes on, I see Beterbiev being as relentless as always, but I expect him to tire a bit more than we've seen before, as I expect him to be chasing Bivol more than he is used to and missing more punches in this fight which I believe is going to wear him out a bit.

I also expect him to tire from the relentless pressure he is going to be trying to put on Bivol , which I believe will be in vain as I expect that Bivol will not allow Beterbiev to capitalize on that pressure.

I expect Bivol to be able to hit Beterbiev increasingly more often as the fight progresses, and in those middle rounds when Beterbiev is usually morphing into his most dangerous self, I expect he might begin to get a bit frustrated as he will be fighting a chess master in Bivol this time.

Beterbiev will be in there with somebody well above the level of those other fighters such as Yarde and Gvozdyk who were out-boxing him, but were not skilled enough to avoid getting caught and stopped.

However, Bivol is skilled enough not to get caught and stopped, and I expect Bivol to start the fight strong, try to get Beterbiev's respect right away, and to gradually take more control as the fight goes on and continue winning the rounds in an action fight.

While the excitement of Beterbiev landing a big punch will always looms, I expect it will be that threat that will be the main excitement of the fight (as it used to be for some in Deontay Wilder fights) because I expect Bivol to be winning the rounds and piling up points throughout this fight.

If that should happen then I should add that I also do not believe Beterbiev is going to be able to come from behind and beat Bivol by stoppage the way he did against the other fighters mentioned earlier who are simply not on Bivol's level.

THE CRYSTAL BALL PREDICTION

It is finally time to look into the Crystal Ball. The image is coming through clearly now and it is foreseeing:

DMITRY BIVOL to win the fight and to beat Beterbiev in a more one-sided fight than expected.

The Crystal Ball is reflecting that Bivol has the perfect style to beat Beterbiev and also that Beterbiev has to overcome alot more negative obstacles to keep this fight close than Bivol does.

Beterbiev always has that punch, but Bivol knows his way around a boxing ring better than anybody that Beterbiev has ever fought.

Bivol will also be Beterbiev's toughest opponent by far and added together with all the other variables of the fight, The Crystal Ball foresees all the above information as the recipe for a very convincing Dmitry Bivol victory.

BETTING CONSIDERATONS

The Crystal Ball reflects Beterbiev having to fight harder than he ever has in this fight, as Bivol will be at his very best for this fight. Additionally, Bivol has been doing more strength training in his training camp for this fight too, so I expect us to see the very best Bivol there can be. I also expect to see Beterbiev get increasingly slower from trying to catch the slippery Bivol as the fight goes into the later rounds and Bivol piles up points.

The Crystal Ball does not reflect Beterbiev as handling the type of boxing I expect Bivol to exhibit with the same unrelenting resolve we are used to seeing from Beterbiev. I also do not expect Beterbiev to handle getting hit as often as he is going to get hit as unflinchingly as he has in the past either.

Additionally, I don't expect Beterbiev to be able to be consistent in his endless chasing of Bivol throughout this fight with only sporadic and minimal success, so I expect him to slow down later in this fight. As hard as it will be for many to imagine Beterbiev tiring or slowing down, please remember that he has not fought into rd 10 in any fight in 3 1/2 years and was 36 yrs old the last time he did.

More importantly, it must be considered that Beterbiev has only fought past the 10th round ONCE in his ENTIRE career. That ONE time was in a 12 round fight that happened almost 7 years ago, when Beterbiev was 33 years old.

And regardless of the fact that many seem not to be considering this, I need to reiterate that Betebiev is going to be just shy of 40 years old and will be coming off an injury when he enters this fight.

As a result, I consider it quite possible that the seemingly unthinkable might happen and that Beterbiev is not going to be able to finish this fight and that it will be Bivol who possibly gets the TKO win in the very late rounds.

If that does happen, I expect it will either be due to Beterbiev absorbing excessive punishment as the fight goes on or as the result of a very minor Beterbiev injury that his corner feels is bad enough to warrant the stoppage.

That being said, the way to bet this fight is going to offer two options to bettors, and will optimize the possibility of Bivol stopping Betebiev with very little risk, will barely cut into the main bet, and will considerably fatten up the profit as Bivol by stoppage is paying +800 at the moment, depending on where you place your bet.

Remember that #CrystalBall Boxing is a column about trying to discern the winners of these fights in ADDITION to finding the very best value in our bets on those fights, while still making sure to make the most money we can from our bet.

#CrystalBallBoxing: Two Staking Strategies

1) BASIC BETTING (the easiest and safest way to make this bet for a nice profit)

Dmitry Bivol To Win (bet 100% of your investment on " Dmitry Bivol to Win " currently hovering at -130, or 1.77 in Decimal odds, at the time of writing).

2) SHARP BETTING (the way I'd advise more advanced bettors to bet this fight)

You will still make an almost equal profit using this method, because this strategy is based 90% on the exact same betting strategy in the Basic Betting advice above----- but with the Sharp Betting, we're taking a very small risk in an attempt at considerably fattening up the profit.

In using this betting strategy, we will be investing the same amount of money and assuring ourselves of winning 90% of what would be won if using the Basic Betting strategy above.

In this strategy, we are risking only 10% of our investment and are giving ourselves a chance at a much bigger profit if Bivol should win the fight by KO/TKO/DQ at +800 (9.00 in Decimal odds). The risk is only 10% of our total investment on a +800 outcome and if that should win, it will be in addition to what we will win on our 90% main bet.(explained below)

Step 1: Put 90% of your bankroll on Dmitry Bivol To Win at odds of -130 (the current odds as of this writing)

Step 2: Put 10% of your bankroll on Dmitry Bivol to win by KO/TKO/DQ at odds of +800 (the current odds as of this writing)

NOTE: This betting strategy can substantially increase your payout while assuring that your 90% main bet will still be almost just as profitable to you.