So, the big one everyone’s talking about, Bivol versus Beterbiev. Naturally, the first thing I wanted to nail down was the time. You know how it is, gotta plan things, maybe get some friends over, make sure the snacks are ready.
My first move, pretty standard stuff, I grabbed my phone and just searched for “bivol vs beterbiev time”. Figured that would sort it out quick. Well, not quite.
What I got was a whole bunch of different answers, or rather, half-answers. Lots of places yelling about June 1st in Riyadh, sure, got that part. But the actual hour? That was tricky. Some sites just said “evening”, others gave a time but didn’t specify the time zone clearly, or it was obviously the start time for the entire broadcast, not the main event ring walk.
Digging a Bit Deeper
Okay, plan B. Started looking specifically for the UK time, since that’s usually a benchmark broadcasters use. Found a few guesses, maybe around 10 PM or 11 PM UK time for the main event. But they were just estimates. You know boxing, the main event time can slide all over the place depending on the undercard fights.
I checked the official broadcaster sites next. That seemed more promising. They usually list a start time for the whole event coverage. Found one that said the event starts at like 7 PM UK time. So, you gotta figure the main fight is hours after that. Still not exact, but better than nothing.
- Checked general sports news sites – mostly just the date.
- Looked at specific boxing forums – lots of guessing there too.
- Tried searching for the Saudi Arabia local time – then had to figure out the conversion myself.
It’s always a bit of a runaround with these big fights. They want you tuned in for the whole show, I get it. But sometimes you just need to know roughly when the main guys are gonna throw down.
Ended up just marking down the main card start time and adding a few hours in my head. Plan is to tune in maybe an hour or so before the earliest estimate I saw for the ring walk. Better to be early than miss the first round, right? It’s just funny how something seemingly simple takes a bit of detective work. Still, can’t wait for the actual fight, should be a good one regardless of the hassle finding the exact minute it starts.
