WBA Russian light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol said he felt “much more confident” after surgery on his right hand.
In April, the undefeated Russian underwent surgery on his right hand and is preparing for a fight with Briton Lyndon Arthur.
“Before I didn’t have confidence in my hand, but now I have a lot more confidence in it.” When you have a health problem, you can do everything normally, but sometimes you may feel pain. As a result, uncertainty arose. But now I have fixed it and I have confidence in myself.
Arthur has a good jab and is a good counterpuncher with a straight right hand and uppercut. He moves well and he comes from the English boxing school. This is a good opportunity for me to test my skills against this guy. I think he’s a good opponent for me because the other opponents are busy and he’s one of the best. [вариантов]which we had to choose from,” Bivol said, as quoted by BoxingScene.com.
The fight between Bivol and Arthur will take place on December 23 in Saudi Arabia.
WBA champion Bivol, 33, has 21 victories in the professional ring (11 by KO). Last year, the Russian defended his belt twice, defeating Mexicans Saul Alvarez (in May) and Gilberto Ramirez (in November), and was recognized by the WBA as boxer of the year. Arthur is 32 years old and has 23 victories and one defeat.
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