Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn remains confident in Dmitry Bivol’s ability to defeat Artur Beterbiev, even after the British promoter watched what he called “a freak of nature” dismantle another fighter his company represents Saturday night.
It’s time. It’s past time. Lineal world light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev retained history’s throne for the fifth time on Saturday, handing former WBA super middleweight titlist Callum Smith his first stoppage loss. At a perfect 20-0, all of them inside the distance, it confirmed what we already knew.
Another highly anticipated undisputed championship could be headed for the Middle East. Immediately after Artur Beterbiev, the unified WBO, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight champion, demolished challenger Callum Smith in seven rounds on Saturday night at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Beterbiev’s promoter, Bob Arum, indicated that a potential full unification bout between his charge and Dmitry Bivol, the WBA titlist, could materialize later this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Quebec, Canada - For the WBC, WBO, IBF light heavyweight titles, Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) continued the knockout train with a stoppage of Callum Smith (29-2, 21 KOs) in seven rounds.
Unified light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) defended his WBC/IBF/WBO world titles with a seventh-round TKO win against former world champion Callum Smith (29-2, 16 KOs) Saturday evening at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
We are constantly reminded that boxing is a business and the last few months have served as a strong reminder that money does indeed talk.
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has a one-track mind moving forward, and it might as well be billed undisputed or bust. Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) handily bested Lyndon Arthur by a shutout unanimous decision during a title defense on Dec. 23. The
It’s been a beautiful, yet frustrating two years for Dmitry Bivol. In 2022, the Russian star essentially gave oddsmakers the middle finger as he was viewed as a gigantic underdog against Canelo Alvarez. After 12 rounds, he found himself on the winning side of things, eking out a unanimous decision victory.
Dmitry Bivol desperately needed a fight. The 2023 calendar was just about over with and the WBA titleholder didn’t have anything planned.
Vadim Kornilov, manager for WBA, IBO light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, does not expect the WBC to be an obstacle in a potential undisputed fight with Artur Beterbiev.