When two of the five best pound-for-pound fighters in the world met last Saturday in the first four-belt, undisputed clash in 175-pound history, the expectations were heavy that Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol would combine to showcase the very best of what boxing has to offer.

Dmitry Bivol has opened up on what it was like to face Artur Beterbiev’s power, after the pair’s undisputed title fight on Saturday. Bivol lost a controversial decision to Beterbiev in Saudi Arabia, dropping the WBA light-heavyweight belt to the unified champion and suffering a first professional loss.