Garcia said he expects Bivol will out-box Beterbiev and win again, and then move to fight Benavidez, a bout ripe to be promoted by Premier Boxing Champions in the U.S. after PBC stages Benavidez ...

On Monday, Bivol opted to vacate his WBC championship one day before a scheduled purse bid for a WBC-ordered fight against interim titleholder David Benavidez. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ...

Benavidez is the mandatory to the WBC title, but there's no guarantee he'll get his shot against Bivol next. Bivol could very well opt for a third bout against Artur Beterviev after winning a ...

Benavidez secured himself a shot at the world title when he defeated David Morrell Jr. in his last fight ... reach an agreement after which purse bids would be called. Bivol’s decision was ...

Dmitry Bivol vs David Benavidez is a fight that every fan would love to see. However, the Artur Beterbiev trilogy looks set to be next for Bivol and it means another great fight is on the way.

And now his pursuit of Bivol has collapsed, with the unified champion now set to instead fight Beterbiev for three of the four title belts. He informed the WBC that he would vacate his title.

Recent opponent of Canelo Alvarez calls him out again after explosive knockout On May 7, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Dmitry Bivol defeated Saul Canelo Alvarez in a fight for the WBA ...

Dmitry Bivol has come under fire from sections of the boxing community after it was revealed that he turned down an $8 million offer from the World Boxing Council (WBC) to fight the mandatory ...

However, there is another perspective on Bivol’s decision to vacate the title. It appears he prioritized a trilogy fight against fellow Russian Artur Beterbiev. In their first encounter ...

That leverage may be the sticking point. "Smith's promoter, Eddie Hearn, might not want to risk that WBC fight if he thinks Bivol or Beterbiev is a better payday,"Benavidez Sr. acknowledged.