Double Olympic boxing champion Alexei Tishchenko told that the team’s call Dmitri Bivol for a decision on the fight with Artur Beterbiev will not be able to influence anything.
The fight for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion took place on Saturday in Riyadh, Beterbiev won it by majority. Bivol manager Vadim Kornilov said the boxing team plans to challenge the decision of judge Pavel Kardyni on Monday, who recorded Beterbiev’s victory with a score of 116-112.
“I think that the Bivol team will not be able to change anything with the help of this demonstration. This is just a step, an attempt to somehow influence the situation on their part. Regarding the outcome of the battle, it makes no sense. The fact that a judge only awarded Bivol four rounds is definitely a bad score. It is strange that no judge gave Bivol the victory. The fight was very balanced and tense, but none of the judges called Bivol the winner – it is not clear, ”Tishchenko told .
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