Dmitry Bivol to file official complaint against Artur Beterbiev scorecard under suspicion of serious foul play: "It's beginning to look like scheme"

Dmitry Bivol suspects there was potential foul play by a judge in scoring his undisputed light heavyweight title fight loss to Artur Beterbiev. The Russian's team now intends to file an official complaint to ensure an investigation into the matter.

This past weekend at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Bivol's undefeated streak ended as he suffered a controversial majority decision loss to Beterbiev.

While many observers thought the 33-year-old won the fight, one scorecard in particular, by judge Pawel Kardyni, scored the fight 116-112 for Beterbiev.

Such a lopsided scorecard in a highly competitive affair has caused concerns in the boxing community worldwide, with many accusing the officials of foul play.

During an interview with BoxNation following the loss, Bivol's manager Vadim Kornilov demanded accountability from the judges and confirmed that they would be filing an official complaint, focussing on Kardyni's scoring:

"We are going to file a protest [on Monday].... I think the judge has to have at least some kind of responsibility for what he did.It is becoming very destructive to the sport, what they are doing. These organizations have supervisors, the supervises are all friendly with the judges, they are hugging promoters, it's beginning to look like a scheme."

The manager claimed that he saw one of the supervisors congratulating Beterbiev's promoter even before the fight results were announced. Kornilov added:

"What kind of buddy-buddy relationship do they have there?... Where is the professionalism of the sport?"

Check out Dmitry Bivol's manager's comments below (10:25):

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Dmitry Bivol on potential improvement in rematch

With the global boxing fandom and Saudi Minister Turki Alalsheikh campaigning for a rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, the possibility of the fight is gaining momentum.

Bivol already has certain aspects in mind that he plans to improve for his second fight with the newly crowned undisputed light-heavyweight champion. Talking to Fight Hub TV, the former IBO title holder said:

"I want to improve my movements. I didn't move enough [in the fight], I felt. I had to move more, I had to throw more counterpunches. I just need to add more. I felt some moments where I could do it, but I was a little bit careful."

Check out Dmitry Bivol's comments below (1:30):