The VBO Committee decided to lighten the champion for heavyweight Dmitry buffalo to fight his trilogy game with Artur Beberbie, rather than defending against the compulsory Challenger Callum Smith. Temporary VBO Champion Smith (31-2, 22 KOS) cannot take over voluntary combat. VBO Note Fan interest in watching the fight with trilogy between Bivola (24-1, 22 KOS) and Beterbiev (21-1, 20 HP). The buffalo won a rematch with a 12-round majority decision for marks 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.
Where is the new blood?
The American boxing public is tired of watching buffalo and Beterbie’s fighting. They want to see some new blood gets a chance, but not necessarily called. He was already fighting former IBF, VBC, Vbo Champion Beterbiev last year in January and was kicked in the seventh round. American fans want to see David Benavidez and David Morrella to burst in the fight against world titles in 175. years against buffalo instead of seeing him fight Beterbie’s third time in a row.
When champions fight the same person three times, it is unfair to candidates waiting for their opportunity to compete for the world title. These fights eat two years and it’s a long time. Who will say that Turki Alalshik decides to see the current fourth fight between Bivola and Betterbi if he decides to do it? How many times will the Turks insist on that buffalo and Beterbiev would constantly fight? It takes that there are new rules to prevent champions from dealing with the same refect several times, because at some point it is boring.
There is no place for growth?
Moreover, it found the growth of sports, because fans see the same two struggles in apartments that extend in years. Imagine that happens in other sports in which team owners decide to want to have three consecutive superworthy or NBA players that include the same teams because their games were competitive. That would hurt the faces. It does the same thing in boxing.
Re: VBO light in heavy tour
1. The VBI Championship Commission solved that in the best interests of boxing and, most importantly, the fighters themselves to enable highly scheduled Beterbiev / Bivol trilogy to act as planned.
– Gustavo Olivieri, Esk. (@ Olivieriilav) 14. May 2025
Last updated 14.05.2025