Russian boxer Bivol will fight with American Benavidez

Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol will have his next fight against American David Benavidez. This was reported on February 26 on on the website of the World Boxing Council (WBC).

"Dmitry Bivol must fight David Benavidez," the WBC said in a statement.

Benavidez fought 30 matches and scored 30 victories. Bivol is the undisputed light heavyweight world champion and holds the WBC title after href="https://iz.ru/1843591/2025-02-23/bivol-pobedil-beterbieva-v-boiu-za-zvanie-chempiona-mira-v-polutiazhelom-vese " target="_blank">victory over Artur Beterbiev from the Russian Federation.

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Earlier, on February 23, Bivol stated that Beterbiev wants to have a rematch after defeat. According to him, some time later Beterbiev approached him and expressed a desire to arrange a third fight between the two strongest Russian light heavyweight boxers.