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“I’m ready for any challenge in the future, but I want a rest, I had an injury and I was using anti-inflammation,” adds the new champion.

“I’ll come back though.”

What was different, Dmitry?

“Just me, I was better, I pushed myself, I was more confident and I was lighter, I wanted to win so much today.

“I just told myself, he could start from the beginning to destruct me, to disturb me, it was hard to keep him on the distance, four rounds, then I saw he was also tired. I have to punch more clean punches.”

“I’m just so happy, I went through a lot the last years,” Bivol tells DAZN.

“I lost and I feel a little bit easier, I didn’t pressure too much this time like before. I was just wanting to work from the first round to the 12th and hope I did enough.

The winner by majority decision, 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113… Dmitry Bivol!

Bivol almost collapses in relief, Eddie Hearn screams in his ear in delight. He is wrapped in all the belts. It’s revenge for Bivol!

A grin from Beterbiev, disappointment, but these men will surely do it all over again for a third time.

“He closed it out,” Porter says of Beterbiev. “I got this fight a draw.”

Chris Mannix on DAZN has it 115-113 to Bivol on his unofficial scorecard.

Bivol up on his feet, perhaps with a lead of three? We have him up 7-4.

Bivol moving now, Beterbiev chasing and throwing with more urgency, is it too late?

Bivol is cut! Beterbiev desperate and trying to force something, big shots raining in, Bivol trapped on the ropes, ties up the champion. The onslaught has arrived, but it’s surely too late…

Both men embrace, a nod, there’s immense respect after 24 rounds shared. Bivol the winner, according to the DAZN broadcast, we’ve got it to Bivol too, 115-113.

Chris Mannix on DAZN now has Bivol with a lead, 96-94, on the unofficial scorecard.

Punches thrown through 10 rounds: Beterbiev 578-450 Bivol.

Those long limbs from Bivol, he has that elasticity there, one-two and move. It’s proven a tidy formula tonight.

Eddie Hearn is roaring his fighter on, but suddenly the pair open up. Big right hand from Bivol. He’s starting to believe. One round away…

This one is getting cagey down the stretch, the championship rounds are here.

Now Beterbiev starting to look like he’s chasing Bivol around the ring, rather than closing it off.

A good jab from the champion, but a flurry from Bivol in the final three seconds. He’s surely on top now.

Mannix has this one even at 4-4. The flow to this fight has been brilliant, no need to break them up.

Bivol ducks under a big right from Beterbiev, magical.

Side to side, one-two, side to side, one-two… It’s a joy to watch Bivol like this. Beterbiev struggling to pin him down now. But there was a crushing body shot from Beterbiev.