“Biggest Fight of My Career”: Hours Before Dmitry Bivol Fight, Lyndon Arthur Makes Brutally Honest Claim in Striking Confession

The Day of Reckoning is on. At the newly built Kingdom Arena of Riyadh, the historic card has been kickstarted and till now, the ongoing undercards have matched up to their expectations. However, in just moments from now, British fighter Lyndon Arthur will enter the ring for the third time this year against Russian fame, Dmitry Bivol. Ahead of it, Arthur broke down his sentiments surrounding the “Biggest Fight” of his career, as he called it.

To match up to these laid-out expectations, Arthur will have a lot more pressure on him to defeat his undefeated opponent. Bivol’s IBA title, will not be an easy take as the Russian brings his vehemence into the ring after more than a year. However, such expectations have not fazed ‘King Arthur’ as he claims to be much more relaxed as the fight inches closer.

Lyndon Arthur Prepared for the Big Fight

Imagine the adrenaline amok in the changing rooms of the Kingdom Arena right now. With so much at stake for King Arthur, it seems as though he’s sorted his mood before he enters the ring. Before he tightened his gloves, the fighter was roped in for a quick conversation by Boxing Social. Jamming to the music being played at the venue, he told the boxing insider, “I’m relaxed man, it is what it is. I’m going for a fight with one of the pound-for-pound greats. F*ck it. F*ck people. I’m going to go in there and prove something for myself. I’ll see where I’m at.”

Arthur knows the pressures levied on him. And he knows what the repercussions of its results would be. In an obscure revelation, he noted, “I think what’s understood doesn’t need to be explained in that situation. Everyone knows what that would mean. It’s massive. It’s probably the biggest fight of my career.”

While he seems confident ahead of the fight, some early predictions are in. Let’s take a look at what they say.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur: Who is the Favorite?

The stakes are high for both contenders. Keeping the titles at stake aside, the clash is Arthur’s holy grail to the big leagues of the heavyweight class. For Bivol? It’s his big return to sport after the WBC had led the front in sanctioning all Russian fighters in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. With these forming the premise of the clash, early predictions are in, and it’s not looking good for Arthur.

Odds Checker sees him at +2000, assuming the position of the underdog with Bivol emerging as the favorite at -2000. The risk of Arthur losing his IBO light heavyweight title remains high.

Also Read: Dmitry Bivol Plans to Become Undisputed With Recent Agreement With Saudi Arabia

Will he be able to flip these predictions? In a few moments, we will know. Follow Essentially Sports as we bring timely updates to you from the historic Day of Reckoning Clash.

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