(This story first was published at USA TODAY .) Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev Saturday by majority decision, avenging his loss in their first fight. With the victory, Bivol pried the undisputed light heavyweight world title from Beterbiev and set up a likely third fight. The judges scored it 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of Bivol, a 34-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan who improved to 24-1. Beterbiev’s face was full of welts, evidence that Bivol had connected repeatedly and with plenty of force during the 12-round fight. In October, Beterbiev won their first match by majority decision. Suffering his first loss as a pro, Beterbiev, a 40-year-old native of Russia, fell to 21-1
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Dmitry Bivol avenges loss to Artur Beterbiev, sets up likely trilogy – MMA Junkie