What time and TV channel is Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2 and Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole on tonight?
by Robert Hynes · Irish MirrorIt's a massive night of boxing action in the Middle East as one of the greatest cards ever assembled takes place in Saudi Arabia.
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol clash once again, four months on from Beterbiev's victory, which was Bivol's first ever defeat.
It's a stacked card, with Joseph Parker now facing Martin Bakole after Daniel Dubois withdrew from his world title fight with the Kiwi due to illness.
Parker trains in Ireland with Andy Lee and would be a very popular winner in this part of the world.
Here's what you need to know about the event:
Where and when is it?
The event takes place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 22. The action is set to get under way at 4.45pm Irish time, with the main event expected to commence at 11pm Irish time.
Full card
- Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol (IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles)
- Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole (heavyweight bout)
- Shakur Stevenson vs Floyd Schofield (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)
What times are the fights on at?
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol - 11pm
Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole - 9.40pm
Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley - 8.35pm
Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz - 7.35pm
Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov - 6.40pm
Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel - 5.40pm
Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith - 4.45pm
What TV channel is it on?
The event will be shown live on TNT Sports Box Office, DAZN Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office. You can purchase the fights here.
Quotes corner
Artur Beterbiev: "They can say anything. I don't care about it. My challenge is to do better than last time. We needed to learn. We had some mistakes, we needed to correct them. Of course, we learn. We will see, it's coming in a short time, we will see. You see something different, why I did this, why I did not do this. Automatically you want to change something."
Dmitry Bivol: " I controlled the fight for most of it, even when I was moving back. I felt in control. But I didn't act how I should have to impress the judges. I should have been more active, throwing more punches in the later rounds. I don't think about the loss too much. I just focus on doing everything right this time. I know what I have to improve."
Betting odds
Artur Beterbiev win: 8/11
Dmitry Bivol win: 11/10
Draw: 14/1
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