Following the bout, promoter Eddie Hearn called the fight between Beterbiev and Bivol "one of the best fights in the sport".
Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith will also feature on the card in a light-heavyweight eliminator - the winner will be the mandatory contender for either Beterbiev or Bivol.
ARTUR BETERBIEV and Dmitry Bivol will headline what is billed one of the BEST cards in boxing history.
Beterbiev and Bivol may be the card's closing act on the night, but they may not even have the most eyes on them in Saudi Arabia.
His replacement, Martin Bakole, was called up on two days' notice from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for one of the most anticipated replacement fights in history.
