Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol: UK fight time, undercard and how to watch on TV

The Londoner puts his heavyweight title on the line on a colossal night of boxing action.

Feb 21, 2025 - 12:53
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Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol: UK fight time, undercard and how to watch on TV
Beterbeiv v Bivol – The Last Crescendo Press Conference
Beterbiev and Bivol do it all again in the headline act (Picture: Getty)

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will collide for their eagerly anticipated undisputed light-heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia this weekend.

Seven fights made up a stacked night of boxing in Riyadh with Beterbiev and Bivol topping the bill as they run back their engrossing scrap from October last year which saw Beterbiev secure a majority decision victory.

But the build-up to fight night has not been without its drama after heavyweight Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight with Joseph Parker at late notice.

However, Parker, who has hauled himself back into world title contention with big wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, will stay on the card after Martin Bakole was drafted in as a last-minute replacement.

The Congolese boxer has lost just one of his 22 professional bouts and impressively dispatched of Jared Anderson via knockout in his last fight.

And there has been more change to the undercard after Floyd Schofield withdrew earlier in the week from his lightweight world title fight with Shakur Stevenson on medical grounds.

Stevenson also remains on the card, with the pound-for-pound talent now set to fight unbeaten Brit Josh Padley on Saturday.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of a huge night of boxing.

Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo - Workouts
Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight with Joseph Parker at late notice (Picture: Getty)

What time is Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol? Date and fight time

Beterbiev vs Bivol takes places on Saturday 22 February inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

While timings are subject to change, the light-heavyweight title fight is expected to close the show from 11pm

The full card gets underway at the early time of 4:45pm.

Start times for every fight on the card can be found below.

Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo - Press Conference
Josh Padley, who still works as an electrician, has the chance of a lifetime having been drafted in as a late replacement to fight Shakur Stevenson (Picture: Getty)

Beterbiev vs Bivol undercard start times

Beterbiev vs Bivol: 11pm
Parker vs Bakole: 9:40pm
Stevenson vs Padley: 8:35pm
Adames vs Sheeraz: 7:35pm
Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov: 6:40pm
Zhang vs Kabayel: 5:40pm
Buatsi vs Smith: 4:45pm

Start times according to DAZN

Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight week schedule

Pre-fight schedule

Wednesday: Open workout (from 6pm)

Thursday: Final press conference (from 6pm)

Friday: Weigh-ins (from 6pm)

How to watch Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol on TV and live stream in the UK

Boxing fans can watch the action live on DAZN pay-per-view, TNT Sports Box Office, and Sky Sports Box Office.

The show is priced at £19.99 on pay-per-view with all three broadcasters.

Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard

In a measure of just how big the card is, the all-British light-heavyweight showdown between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith, a fight big enough to headline any UK show, will open proceedings on Saturday night.

Beterbiev v Bivol 2 Press Conference
Buatsi vs Smith will open the night (Picture: Mark Robinson/Getty Images)

Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel meet in another heavyweight thriller with Hamzah Sheeraz, one of the new stars of British boxing, taking on Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.

Beterbiev vs Bivol undercard in full

Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol (IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles)
Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole (heavyweight bout)
Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley (WBC lightweight title)
Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz (WBC middleweight title)
Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov (interim WBC heavyweight title)
Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel (interim WBC heavyweight title)
Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith (interim WBO light-heavyweight title)

Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight odds

  • Beterbiev to win: 8/11
  • Bivol to win: 11/10
  • Draw: 16/1

Odds via Betfair (and subject to change)

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