Michael Eifert: record, next fight and profile →
World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol yet again both bedazzled and frustrated against inferior opposition with a wide unanimous decision victory over Michael Eifert
![Dmitry Bivol [right] sizes up Michael Efiert on May 29, 2026](/img/v1/1920?src=https%3A%2F%2Fphoto.boxingscene.com%2Fuploads%2FBivol-Eifert-weighin.webp)
Dmitry Bivol ready to end 15-month hiatus when he takes on the unfancied Michael Eifert on Saturday
Eifert has been waiting on this title shot for more than three years.
BoxingScene has learned that the Dmitry Bivol-Michael Eifert mandatory light heavyweight championship fight will now headline a May show in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
This ends an ordeal that has lingered on for months, and gets Eifert closer to a date that he's waited on for years.
BoxingScene has confirmed that the IBF has permitted yet another postponement in the Dmitry Bivol-Michael Eifert purse bid process
The teams for 175lbs champ Dmitry Bivol and IBF mandatory Michael Eifert continue to work behind the scenes in hopes of reaching a deal for their overdue title fight.
BoxingScene has confirmed that a purse bid hearing for a 175lbs title fight between Bivol and Eifert, scheduled to take place Friday, was delayed until next week.
Apparently the past 10 days weren’t quite enough for Dmitry Bivol and Michael Eifert to find common ground
Dmitry Bivol and Michael Eifert will have another 10 days to sort out their differences at the negotiating table