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Coach Stephen Edwards felt that last Saturday’s revenge between the indisputable semi-marked weight champion, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, a draw or a narrow 115-113 should have been scored for either. Edwards did not understand how a judge scored it 8-4 (116-112) in favor of Bivol.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
The scorecar debate
The judges obtained a majority decision of 12 rounds in the favor of Bivol with scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.
Edwards believes that the judges did not give Beterbiev credit (21-1, 20 kos) for the first round, which saw him win. In fact, the judges deposited all the first rounds in favor of Bivol, which did not match the real fight. It is not just the first round. In addition, the Judges team gave Bivol many rounds that seemed to lose.
If you like conspiracy theories to explain why Bivol received a victory on Saturday night in a fight that seemed to be an 114-114 draw, you can find something.
Some fans on social networks believe that there was an agenda for Bivol to give him the victory because, in terms of business, there are potentially more money with him with him holding the four belts. These are the reasons:
- Revapa Canelo Alvarez
- Promoted by Eddie Hearn
- David Benavidez: The Mexican monster has said that he prefers to fight the bivol that Berterbiev
- Dazn: Bivol fights in Dazn
One thing that bothered Edwards was the comment of the Dazn Ads team that worked in the Bederbiev vs. fight. Bivol 2 last Saturday. He felt that they favored Bivol at all times, even with the repetitions of the rounds. That is something I noticed too.
I had to turn off the sound Because what they said did not coincide with the real fight. All sounded like a section of cheerleaders supporting Bivol. It was weird. You could tell who favored, and not only during the fight. Even before the game began, they sounded preferential towards the bivol. It is difficult for commentators to hide their bias, but the crew that worked in the fight did a bad job in doing so.
Comments concerns
“I do not like the way the advertisers (DAZN) favor everything Bivol does. In the first part of the fight, Beterbiev had a good round, and were showing the highlight of Bivol. The same happened in the first fight, “said Stephen Edwards to Millcity boxingSpeaking of the favoritism that Dazn’s commentators showed for Dmitry Bivol in their fight against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday night.
“He told myself:” If it’s close, they will give it to Bivol. “For me, there was no separation between the two. The fight looked like a tie. In the final stretch, I thought Beterbiev won the tenth, Bivol He won the eleventh and Beterbiev won the twelfth.
“The fight was in balance by the section. I have no problems with 6-6, which is 114-114. I have no problems with 115-113 in any way. I felt that Beterbiev took care of the rounds of the middle, and Bivol returned. It was a type of round things. I think Bederbiev was not receiving credit for the previous rounds, ”said Edwards.
It was even a dead fight. That is why it is disappointing to see that two judges are wrong and give Bivol a unworthy victory. The team commentator who works in the fight in the Dazn transmission caused him to sound like a total domination for Bivol.
“In the first round, I thought Beterbiev won, but someone said Bivol was 30-27,” Edwards said. “I felt that Bederbiev could have won the first round. It didn’t happen much. It was probably another raffle, but I thought Bederbiev was overcoming it a bit. Then, when he (Beterbiev) cut it in the last round, I thought it was going to be 6-6 or 7-5.
“I really were surprised to hear 116-112. Neither of them won eight rounds, ”Edwards said about the judge, Mike Fitzgerald, who scored the 8-4 fight in favor of Bivol.
“Commentators (DAZN) must be completely objective. I feel that, many times, they are partial. I feel they have an agenda. For two fights in a row, they constantly favor Bivol, even with repetitions.
Last update on 02/23/2025
