Light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will end his 15-month layoff tomorrow when he takes on Michael Eifert in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Both fighters made weight Friday, with Bivol tipping the scales at 174.4lbs and his challenger coming a smidge lighter at 174.3lbs.
Russia's Bivol, 24-1 (12 KOs), has not fought since beating Artur Beterbiev in a rematch last February. That bout came four months after Beterbiev had won an equally close majority decision.
Eifert, 13-1 (5 KOs), gets his shot after climbing to the top of the IBF rankings following a 2023 upset win over veteran Jean Pascal. The German, however, is given little chance of victory this time.
The WBO will not sanction the contest because Eifert is not in their top 15.




![Dmitry Bivol [right] sizes up Michael Efiert on May 29, 2026](https://photo.boxingscene.com/uploads/Bivol-Eifert-weighin.webp)





![Artur Beterbiev [left] and Dmitry Bivol hard at work during their February 2025 rematch](https://photo.boxingscene.com/uploads/artur-beterbiev-dmitry-bivol-2-rematch-4.webp)

