Dmitry
Bivol

WBA World Light-Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is one of the most complete fighters in the sport, mixing his KO power with dazzling defensive skills.

Bivol left the amateur scene with a formidable 268–15 record, winning multiple titles before joining the paid ranks in November 2014.

The Russian was elevated to full champion from interim champion ahead of his 12th pro fight with Trent Broadhurst in Monte Carlo in November 2017 and celebrated with a devastating one-punch KO in the first round.

Bivol has subsequently defended the crown nine times, most notably becoming the man that beat the man with a hugely impressive points victory over Saul Alvarez in May 2022 before outclassing 44-0 Gilberto Ramirez in Abu Dhabi in November.

Injury forced Bivol out for the majority of 2023 before he returned on the monster Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia on December 23. Bivol outclassed IBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Lyndon Arthur to a shut-out decision victory, dropping the Englishman in the 11th round.

Bivol's Undisputed showdown with Artur Beterbiev was first announced for June 2024 only for his long-time rival to pull out through injury. Bivol stayed on the card against late replacement Malik Zinad, forcing a sixth round stoppage.

Bivol and Beterbiev would finally face off in the ring four months later to officially kick off the second Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia. In a fight many felt Bivol won, it was Beterbiev that came out with the majority decision victory.

Bivol got his shot at redemption just four months later and he made it all count with a sensational performance back in Riyadh in February 2025. Bivol came on strongest in the back half of the fight to win by UD and become the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion.