Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
Ben Shalom is confident that Dan Azeez will be fighting Joshua Buatsi—not Dmitry Bivol—in his next fight. Confusion abounded earlier this month when a press release circulated stating that British countrymen Buatsi and Azeez would be fighting in a light heavyweight eliminator for the WBA belt, held by Russia’s Bivol, in the fall.
Not too long ago, both David Benavidez and Dmitry Bivol strapped on their headgears, threw on some 16-ounce gloves, locked the gym doors, boarded up the windows, and waged an all-out sparring war. What happened behind those closed doors has remained a secret but Benavidez has admitted on countless occasions that a showdown between them is one that will eventually happen.
Dmitry Bivol is keeping a close eye on the outcome of a potential super middleweight fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo.
Dmitry Bivol apparently has a low opinion of Canelo Alvarez’s bargaining maneuvers. The WBA light heavyweight titlist from Russia criticized the Mexican superstar for seemingly employing “bait and switches” and demanding unreasonable catchweights.
Dmitry Bivol is looking to get his career back on track after the fallout with Canelo Alvarez. Bivol, the light heavyweight titlist from Russia, had been in negotiations to fight Alvarez in a rematch of their 175-pound title fight last year, which Bivol won by unanimous decision. But the two sides were unable to come to terms. Earlier this
Oleksandr Gvozdyk wants to make a beeline for a light heavyweight title—specifically the one held by Dmitry Bivol. The former light heavyweight champion from Ukraine came out of retirement earlier this year with a decision over Josue Obando. He then followed it up with a far more impressive performance: a sixth-round knockout of veteran Ricards Bolotniks. With his career being guided by Eddy Reynoso and Canelo Alvarez, “The Nail” feels he can make a legitimate push at a second title run.
Dmitry Bivol feels Canelo Alvarez is trying to negotiate himself out of a potential rematch. The Russian light heavyweight titlist adamantly believes that the Mexican superstar was never truly serious about entering into a rematch because of the intransigent way he has apparently conducted negotiations thus far. Bivol defeated Alvarez last year in what was a title defense of Bivol’s WBA 175-pound belt. Since then, Alvarez has repeatedly signaled his interest in a rematch.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman expressed that it is painful for him every time that he gets asked about how WBA 175-pound champion Dmitry Bivol is affected by the WBC’s refusal to sanction contests involving Russian fighters.
The undisputed light heavyweight championship is not as doomed as certain people have described it, according to the manager of Dmitry Bivol.
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is holding his nose at the World Boxing Council's position on preventing Russian and Belarusian boxers from being ranked or competing for their world titles.