Dmitry Bivol’s ex-wife reacts to her first loss after accusing him of domestic violence | Boxing | sport

Dmitry Bivol suffered a controversial defeat at the hands of Artur Beterbiev in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night as the duo were separated on points by two of the three judges. And Bivol’s ex-wife Ekaterina reveled in the evening’s events as she put the result down to “karma”.

Bivol and his former partner were married for over 10 years after falling in love young and tying the knot in October 2013.

But they divorced last year, with Ekaterina accusing Bivol of allegedly controlling behavior and emotional abuse during their marriage. Bivol and his camp have not yet responded to the allegations made last year.

On Saturday night, Beterbiev had the honor of becoming the first undisputed lightweight champion of the four-belt era after dispatching Bivol to the Middle East.

And after the confrontation, Ekaterina allegedly said in a video posted on social media: “Karma caught up with that bitch. Artur, I’m happy for you. Now, my job is in court.”

She allegedly added: “F***, honestly, this is what you deserve. You freaked out. Karma got to Bivol. Screw you. No, honestly, screw you. She was right. “

Ekaterina accused Bivol of domestic abuse last year as she wrote on social media: “And that’s how it ended… HE TOLD MY DAD THAT HE HIT ME!!!! YOU ARE ALL SCUM!! DAD HAS STOPPED ME (from going) to the police… May 3, 2023 The kids saw it all!

“And this is me, an unhappy psychopath, after playing your mother, I lost 8 kg in 2 weeks. Did you (feel) sorry for me, the mother of your children and grandchildren?

Before Saturday’s fight, Ekaterina tried to help Beterbiev in his efforts to win by providing him with insider information.

“I want to tell you everything I know. He has a stress fracture of a vertebra in his back, all of his hands have been operated on and not just once, a safe elbow, very sore knees, his left ear it’s constantly swelling,” he wrote on social media.

“It has broken many times, and fluid has accumulated in the eye many times, sometimes it cannot see well. But the most important thing is that he is a coward! We need your victory, Arthur.

The outcome of the contest proved controversial, with boxing promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn sharing their outrage after Bivol was deemed to have come out on top in just four of the 12 rounds.

“I gave it to Bivol for a couple of rounds,” Warren told DAZN. “That 8-4 score is beyond ridiculous. Everyone around that ring thought Bivol had him beat by at least two rounds. There should be a rematch because it was a high quality fight. It’s terrible when you have a fight like this and it ends in controversy.”

And Hearn explained: “How can you not talk about what just happened in the ring? How can you give Bivol four rounds in the whole fight? It’s disgusting. Beterbiev’s corner told him he needed a knockout. I’m disgusted. Bivol has fit really well tonight.