Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Gilberto Ramirez, has made it clear that his company will do everything possible to push through a mandatory fight with WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez could not have been more thrilled when he received the news. It’s been two months since the unbeaten Mexican southpaw secured the number-one contender slot to fight for the WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol, with both posting wins one week apart in May. The waiting game ensued before the WBA formally ordered the mandatory title fight on Monday, with both camps now given until August 10 to reach a deal.
Dmitry Bivol finally has his marching orders. The leading candidate for 2022 Fighter of the Year has been summoned to next make a mandatory defense of his WBA light heavyweight title against number-one contender Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. The bout was formally ordered by the WBA on Monday afternoon, with the two sides given until August 10 to come to terms to avoid a purse bid hearing.
Eddie Hearn continues to take issues with Oscar De La Hoya’s continued criticisms regarding Canelo Alvarez being matched against Dmitry Bivol. Back in May, Canelo moved up to the light heavyweight division to challenge Bivol for the WBA title. The Russian boxer outboxed Canelo over twelve rounds to secure a dominant decision win.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has revealed that he has made an offer to British Olympian Joshua Buatsi to face WBA light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol.
Gennadiy Golovkin is currently preparing for his scheduled trilogy fight with career rival Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The two boxers first collided in 2017, in a fight that ended in a controversial twelve round split decision. A year later, Canelo won a razor close twelve round majority decision.
NEW YORK–Eddie Hearn has an idea for making one of boxing’s more intriguing, yet apparently unrealistic, fights. The head of Matchroom Boxing recently fielded a question regarding rival promoter Bob Arum’s stance on making a full unification 175-pound title bout between WBA titlist Dmitry Bivol and WBC, WBA, and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev. Hearn's Matchroom promotes Bivol, while Beterbiev is promoted by Top Rank, Arum’s company; the entities rarely do business together.
Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has maintained that his upcoming fight with Gennadiy Golovkin is very personal. They will collide for a third time on September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who currently works with undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, has a very good idea who he'd like to see the Mexican superstar face in the coming future.
Bob Arum’s public refusal to sign off on a 175-pound full-unification bout unless it satisfies his commitment to ESPN has baffled an executive at a rival platform.