ARTUR BETERBIEV and Dmitry Bivol will finally clash on Saturday night for the undisputed light-heavyweight titles.
The pair were supposed to meet earlier this year, but an injury to Beterbiev put the fight on ice.
Beterbiev holds the WBC, IBF and WBO titles at 175lbs, beating the likes of Brit stars Anthony Yarde and Callum Smith on the way.
Bivol is the WBA titleholder and is best known for handing Canelo Alvarez the second loss of his career two years ago.
Bivol overcame replacement opponent Malik Zinad on June 1, knocking him out in the sixth round to set up a rescheduled bout with Beterbiev.
The winner will be defined as the best 175lb fighter of a generation, so there’s plenty more than belts on the line in Riyadh.
Beterbiev told SunSport: “I take their souls? Ha ha ha. I don’t know.
“I think they know better so we need to listen to them.
“They have felt it, so they know. I just do my work, I just follow my instructions.
“I am not a monster. My name is just Artur.”
Bivol said: “It’s like I did everything right in my life. Because this is my goal.
“This is my dream and the dream could come true. Of course it will show me that I was doing right.
“The main thing is that I realise my potential. I have a plan, I want to reach this goal and all of it – that people will recognise me, people will remember me, I will get some belts, it’s just a bonus.
“This is the two best light-heavyweight fighters in the world. It’s the undisputed fight and it’s two different boxing styles, two guys that don’t know what a loss is.
“This fight would be on my wishlist to watch. All undisputed fights I want to watch, because it’s what makes history. We have a lot of world championship fights, but undisputed fights we could count on our two hands.”
