Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBA light-heavyweight title since 2017. “I’ve said now for over a year that I’m ready, willing, and able to move down to super middleweight and fight Canelo,” said Bivol. Please check your email for a confirmation. I strongly believe that Dmitry Bivol at super middleweight is the toughest test for Canelo.”, Said Andrei Ryabinsky, head of the Russian promotional firm World of Boxing, “Dmitry wants to fight the best, and Canelo is all the way at the top of that list right now. Dmitry Bivol's team issued a press release Wednesday pushing the notion that he would be an ideal candidate to face Canelo Alvarez. The highly skilled Russian has dominated one opponent after another, including Sullivan Barrera, Issac Chilemba, Jean Pascal and Joe Smith Jr. in succession in 2018 and last year. "Dmitry Bivol is in a tough spot," said Hearn. KNOW ABOUT THE BIG FIGHT And we all know it's the WBA's world champ, or WBC's word champ, or IBO's world champ. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Everyone talks about the remarkable amateur career of Vasiliy Lomachenko, his other worldly skill set, his off-the-charts ring intelligence. WBA 15/09/2017. He would have to shave off 5½ pounds from that figure to make the supper middleweight limit. Bivol, the polished 175-pound titleholder from Russia, would be happy to step in. The Honduran-American had a strong career before turning pro, though. Bivol has never weighed in at less than 173½, his weight for the Smith in March of last year. There isn't anything stopping someone from having their own world title, or considering someone else their world champ separate from another org's. “However, I don’t know how much truth there is to this. And for good reason: He's considered the best amateur fighter ever and has carried his success into the professional ranks. Dmitry Bivol. Great Eight: Who are the biggest threats to our champions? “I will check it on Saturday. Who are the best boxers in each of the original eight weight classes? Badou Jack vs. Dmitry Bivol Purse Bid Set For September 25. When: Saturday, Oct. 17, Start time: Featured fights 10 p.m. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee notified today the teams behind Swedish-American Badou Jack, WBA 'regular' light heavyweight champion, and Russian Dmitry Bivol, who is the interim-champion of the division, that they must go to purse bids on September 25. The WBA Championships Committee had ordered negotiations between British Nathan Cleverly, former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, and Bivol on July 27. My team understands that unlike many other opponents, my goal is not the payday but to face the best in boxing today. The kid seems to have some pop. Meanwhile, Bivol might be the least proven of these guys, but I think his potential is the highest. The boxing wizard from Ukraine, who fights Teofimo Lopez for all four lightweight titles Saturday in Las Vegas, was asked during the final news conference whether more than a full year out of the ring will affect his performance. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has notified the teams behind Swedish-American Badou Jack, WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, and Russian Dmitry Bivol, Interim Champion of the category that they must go to purse bids on September 25. It seems weird that he has a mandatory challenger for a belt that shouldn't exist. Also he seems to have nice counters. The question is whether Bivol can drop down to 168 pounds – the weight at which they presumably would fight – and be as effective as he has been at 175. Thus, the WBA complies with its issued resolutions by calling Jack and Bivol to purse bids. As long as they're not directly harming someone. *** My own issue is with how regional championships are SO redundant even within orgs. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. ET; undercard 7:30 p.m ET / 4:30 p.m. PT, At stake: Lomachenko’s WBA, WBC and WBO, and Lopez’s IBF titles, Current titles: WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight, Overall titles: WBO featherweight (2014-16); WBO junior lightweight (2016-18); WBA and WBO lightweight (2018-present); WBC lightweight (2019-present), Home country: Ukraine (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi). However, on August 12, Cleverly was granted a special permit to face Jack on the condition that the winner would have to fight the Russian boxer. As of June 2020, Bivol is ranked as the world's best active light-heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and third by BoxRec and The Ring. “I have heard that DAZN and all other parties involved are supportive of this fight, but whenever the name is brought up to Canelo, he says he would never do it,” Kornilov said. Remember that Jack earned his title after beating Celeverly by TKO on August 26, while Bivol won the Interim Championship on May 21, 2016, after defeating Felix Valera by unanimous decision and has successfully defended his belt twice. His team issued a press release Wednesday pushing the notion that he would be an ideal candidate. If he can’t do it comfortably, he would have difficulty competing with one of the top fighters in the world pound-for-pound. Saunders apparently hasn’t been eliminated as a potential opponent but he was suspended by British authorities for joking about domestic abuse on social media, which could cost him his dream fight. That's being said he's a bit of a headhunter and if his first opponent with a pulse is the same Badou Jack who smoked Cleverly he'll just get overwhelmed.

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