By Moses Ochieng Following a contentious majority decision victory over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night in Riyadh, Artur Beterbiev was awarded the world's undisp

Controversy nearly always follows a close fight, particularly when it’s watched by a lot of people – as the verdict that favored Artur Beterbiev over Dmitry Bivol proved.

Bivol was class in defeat, as expected, and praised Beterbiev; they had shared a unique respect for each other during the months and months it took to finally get the pair in the ring. They had also shared six years and nine months as world champions before the final bell separated Bivol from his belt.