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Spike O’Sullivan: Beterbiev-Bivol and the 'fight card of the century' is a Super Bowl of boxing — for the purists

These are two pure, true fighters. They’re so good that they don’t need to talk trash.
Spike O’Sullivan: Beterbiev-Bivol and the 'fight card of the century' is a Super Bowl of boxing — for the purists

SUPER BOWL OF BOXING: Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol face off, ahead of their Undisputed Light Heavyweight Title Fight. Pic: Richard Pelham/Getty Images

The fight card of the century? Yes. But also no.

The marketing people behind Saturday night’s spectacle in Saudi Arabia have gone with The Last Crescendo as their tagline which sounds great at first but had me reaching for my daughter’s schoolbag.

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