One of the key talking points ahead of the big Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch tonight is both boxers knowing each other well.
Going back to their days in the amateurs boxing on the Russian team together.
Despite this, Bivol ahead of tonight when speaking to DAZN was keen to point out they were not, or are not, friends:
“To be honest, when I was on the national team, I was completely okay with him. We were shaking hands—no problem. We weren’t friends, but I’m not sure our characters could ever be that close. They’re very different.”
The two come across is fierce competitors who certainly are not friends.
Proper professional sportsmen who simply see a target in the way to remove, without feeling or emotion, real professional hitmen these two in the boxing ring.
Boxing fans will be the winner tonight regardless of the outcome.
Let’s get ready to rumble soon enough.
