Beterbiev’s Battle with Deon Nicholson on the Benavidez-Yarde Card on November seventh

Artur Beterbiev is combating on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard towards Deon Nicholson (22-1, 8 KOs) on The Ring IV ‘Night time of The Champions’ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Beterbiev’s Undercard Return

Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) wished to battle Dmitry Bivol in a trilogy, however it’s not taking place presently. The number of the Alabama native Nicholson, 34, is an underwhelming substitute possibility.

Nicholson has one loss on his resume, a third-round knockout towards Nigerian Efetobor Apochi in April 2021. It’s inconceivable to know if Nicholson has improved or not as a result of his opposition has been so poor. He’s received his final eight fights, knocking out 5 of them.

We don’t know why Artur and his workforce agreed to this man quite than one of many gifted contenders. The upper-ranked contenders would seemingly have anticipated some huge cash to battle the previous undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, Beterbiev, 40, because of the excessive threat concerned.

Beterbiev suffered his first profession defeat earlier this yr on February twenty second, shedding a 12-round majority resolution to Bivol in Riyadh. Though Bivol regarded superb in stretches, Beterbiev dominated him early on with stress and had him in dangerous bother within the twelfth. The battle ought to have been scored a draw, however the judges went with the Eddie Hearn-promoted Bivol.

Beterbiev’s Unusual Actuality

For Beterebiev, it’s bought to be unusual for him to be combating on the Benavidez-Yarde undercard quite than the primary occasion. It reveals how far a fighter can slip once they endure a loss.

It’s unknown what place the Beterbiev-Nichoslon battle shall be on the cardboard. For it to be buried down beneath different fights, that may be a bitter capsule for Artur to swallow. Not solely did he lose a controversial resolution in his final battle, however now his fights are being positioned close to the underside of the primary card.

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