Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - WBA interim-light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) dropped and beat down Cedric Agnew (29-3, 15 KOs) for a fourth round stoppage. Bivol came out pressing the action, throwing a stuff jab to work his way in and then using that punch to set up other opportunities for himself.
Although he has three times as many bouts as his opponent, including a world title fight, light heavyweight Cedric Agnew (29-2, 15 KOs) enters the ring a substantial underdog against Dimitry Bivol (10-0, 8 KOs) on the undercard of Ward-Kovalev II. A look at the fighters’ respective recent activity might be an indication why the bookmakers list Bivol as a roughly 10-1 favorite in this matchup.
Rigondeaux-Flores Weights Photos Gallery -Ward (31-0, 15 KOs), a 2004 Olympic gold medalist from Hayward, California, weighed in at 175 pounds, the light heavyweight limit. Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs), of Kopeysk, Russia, also came in at 175 pounds.
Dmitry Bivol’s ambition will lead the undefeated light heavyweight toward fighting a relatively recent world championship challenger with three times as much professional experience Saturday night. The 26-year-old Bivol is 10-0, has knocked out eight of his opponents and already owns the WBA’s interim 175-pound championship. Despite Cedric Agnew’s advantage in experience over him (29-2, 15 KOs), Kyrgyzstan’s Bivol is the favorite over the 30-year-old Agnew to win their 10-round, non-title fight on the Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev undercard in Las Vegas.
Dmitry Bivol, who faces Cedric Agnew as part of the pay-per-view card this Saturday night from the Mandalay Bay that features the rematch between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward, is currently the interim WBA light heavyweight titlist.
Dmitry Bivol’s allegiance lies with Sergey Kovalev. They’re both from the former Soviet Union – Bivol from Kyrgyzstan, Kovalev from Russia. Though they don’t know each other well, Bivol and Kovalev also have several mutual friends.
By Thomas Gerbasi - If Kyrgyzstan native Dmitry Bivol was looking for a way to truly introduce himself to the world in his fourth fight in the United States, the interim WBA light heavyweight champion couldn’t have picked a better time and place than on the June 17 card featuring the top two 175-pounders in the world, Andr...
WBA interim-light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol (10-0, 8 KOs) is getting ready for his scheduled fight against Cedric "L.O.W." Agnew (29-2, 15 KOs). The bout takes place on June 17th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by the HBO Pay-Per-View rematch between Andre "S.O.G." Ward and Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, who battle for the WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight world titles.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that a light heavyweight bout between Dmitry Bivol and Cedric Agnew has been added to the pay-per-view undercard on June 17th that is headline by the rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev. Bivol (10-0, 8 KO's), who is being moved quickly, fought on April 14th where he blew out Samuel Clarkson in four rounds for the interim WBA light heavyweight title.
According to Vadmin Kornilov, manager of WBA interim-light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol (10-0, 8 KOs), they are going to speak with the World Boxing Association next week to discuss the mandatory fight with WBA "regular" champion Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs).