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Beterbiev v Bivol 2, Dubois v Parker on TNT Sports Box Office

February 11, 2025

TNT Sports Box Office will presents the rematch between undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev, and Dmitry Bivol, on February 22nd. Two of the greatest fighters in a generation renew their rivalry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the showpiece of the Last Crescendo fight night. The card will also feature IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois taking on Joseph Parker in the Brit’s first title defence since his devastating knockout of Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September 2024.

TNT Sports Box Office coverage will be live from 4pm, presented by Becky Ives alongside Carl Frampton, Ant Crolla and Denzel Bentley.

Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) boasted a 100 per cent knockout rate throughout his professional career before the previous bout against Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs), who surrendered his WBA and IBO light heavyweight belts as well as his unbeaten record in defeat. Bivol is the only fighter to have taken his compatriot the distance but ultimately lost by majority decision, with one judge scoring the fight 114-114 and the others favouring Beterbiev by scores of 115-113 and 116-112. In victory, Beterbiev became the first undisputed world champion of the light-heavyweight division since Roy Jones Jr achieved the feat between 1999 and 2002.

Ahead of the main event, Britain’s Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) will take on Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) of New Zealand in an IBF heavyweight title fight. Dubois steps into the ring for the first time since his crushing victory over Joshua. Parker comes into this on a five-fight win streak but hasn’t fought since his majority decision victory over Zhilei Zhang in March 2024, which gave him the joint-title of WBO interim heavyweight champion alongside Oleksandr Usyk.

The undercard will begin with an all-British bout between Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs) and Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) for the interim WBO world light heavyweight title. Buatsi, a bronze medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, remains undefeated in his professional career and defeated Willy Hutchinson by split decision in September to claim the interim belt. Liverpudlian Smith stopped Carlos Galvan in his last bout, bouncing back from a defeat to Beterbiev at the start of 2024. Fellow Brit Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) will also feature on the card as he looks to take the WBC world middleweight title from Dominican Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs). Sheeraz stopped Tyler Denny in the second round of his last fight, continuing a run of 10 consecutive TKO victories. Elsewhere, Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) of China, takes on the undefeated German Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) in an eye-catching heavyweight fight for the interim WBC world title. While an all-American affair between Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) and Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) will see two undefeated records put on the line in a WBC world lightweight title fight.

The Last Crescendo prelims featuring young Saudi prospects and Lennox Lewis protégé Constantino Nanga fighting Bradley Rea will be available for anyone to watch on TNT Sports 3 from 2.30pm.

Beterbiev v Bivol 2 on TNT Sports Box Office costs £19.99 in the UK and can be watched on discovery+, EE TV, Prime Video and Virgin Media TV.  You do not need to be a TNT Sports subscriber to buy this event.

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