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Bivol 'Upset' He Didn’t Get Shot at Andre Ward Before He Retired

•Nov 27, 2017

NEW YORK – There are attractive fights for Dmitry Bivol within the light heavyweight division. A potential title unification fight against WBO champion Sergey Kovalev looms as a realistic possibility for sometime in the second half of 2018. The powerful puncher from Kyrgyzstan also acknowledged a desire to fight former amateur teammate Artur Beterbiev, the Russian knockout artist who recently won the IBF 175-pound championship.

Bivol May Return in Co-Feature To Kovalev Card on March 3

Steve Kim

•Nov 26, 2017

It was announced on Saturday that Main Events will be working in some capacity with WBA light heavyweight titlist, Dmitry Bivol, who is promoted by Russia-based promotional company World of Boxing. Bivol, who made his U.S. debut in 2017 made his HBO debut on November 4th as he blew out Trent Broadhurst in one round in Monaco.

Kovalev On Bivol: I'm Interested; Not Running From Real Fights

Keith Idec

•Nov 26, 2017

NEW YORK – Sergey Kovalev is well aware that Dmitry Bivol is coming for him. To become boxing’s undisputed light heavyweight champion, Bivol realizes he must at least go through Kovalev, who won back the WBO light heavyweight title by knocking out Vyacheslav Shabaranskyy on Saturday night. That’s among the reasons Kyrgyzstan’s Bivol attended the card headlined by Kovalev and watched him dismantle Ukraine’s Shabranskky from a ringside seat in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Sergey Kovalev Wants to Box Barrera on March 3 at MSG Theater

Keith Idec

•Nov 26, 2017

NEW YORK – Sergey Kovalev wants light heavyweight title unification fights against Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol and Adonis Stevenson. Boxing Beterbiev or Bivol are long-range plans, however, and Kovalev doesn’t think an elusive showdown with Stevenson will ever happen. The most realistic option for his next fight, according to Kovalev, is Sullivan Barrera.

Photos: Dmitry Bivol Hits NY To Scout Opponents, Meet Media

Boxing Photos

•Nov 25, 2017

Dmitry Bivol in New York City Photos Gallery - HBO Sports celebrates the holiday weekend with an action-packed tripleheader, including the return of light heavyweight powerhouse Sergey Kovalev, when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: SERGEY KOVALEV VS. VYACHESLAV SHABRANSKYY AND SULLIVAN BARRERA VS. FELIX VALERA AND YURIORKIS GAMBOA VS. JASON SOSA is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 25 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The HBO Sports team will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.

Bivol Favors Kovalev to Beat Sparring Partner Shabranskyy

Keith Idec

•Nov 25, 2017

Dmitry Bivol is very familiar with Vyacheslav Shabranskyy. They sparred numerous rounds against each other recently in preparation for Bivol’s victory over Trent Broadhurst on November 4 in Monte Carlo and Shabranskyy’s fight against Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night in New York. Bivol respects Shabranskyy’s strength and toughness, but he expects Kovalev to win their scheduled 12-round fight for the unclaimed WBO light heavyweight title in The Theater at Madison Square Garden (HBO).

Bivol: Barrera is a Tough Test For Me, 90% That He Beats Valera

Luke Furman

•Nov 24, 2017

The World Boxing Association light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol of Russia says a mandatory fight with Sullivan Barrera of Cuba is an excellent opportunity to test his worth. On November 25 at the Theater in New York's Madison Square Garden, Barrera will face Dominican contender Felix Valera on the undercard of the light heavyweight world title clash between Russia's Sergey Kovalev and Ukrainian Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.

Sullivan Barrera to face Sergey Kovalev or Dmitry Bivol in 2018?

Steve Kim

•Nov 22, 2017

Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera faces Felix Valera this Saturday night as part of the HBO triple-header from the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Should he come out victorious, he will be in prime position to land a title shot in the spring of 2018.

Shabranskyy Sparred With Bivol, Benavidez for Kovalev Fight

Keith Idec

•Nov 22, 2017

NEW YORK – If Vyacheslav Shabranskyy loses to Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night, it won’t be because he wasn’t as prepared as possible. Shabranskyy said before a press conference Wednesday at Madison Square Garden that his two primary sparring partners for his fight against Kovalev were world champions Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) and David Benavidez (19-0, 17 KOs).

Sullivan Barrera: Valera Just Tried to Survive in Loss to Bivol

Keith Idec

•Nov 21, 2017

Sullivan Barrera feels Felix Valera wasn’t really trying to win when he fought Dmitry Bivol last year. Barrera, who has studied that fight closely in preparation for his own fight against Valera on Saturday night, thinks Valera felt Bivol’s vaunted power early and then just tried to survive all 12 rounds against the hard-hitting champion from Kyrgyzstan. Bivol beat Valera by unanimous decision to win the WBA interim light heavyweight title from him in May 2016 in Moscow.