After one other profitable title protection, Dmitry Bivol goals for one more high-profile bout in his subsequent outing.
Since upsetting Canelo Alvarez in 2022, Bivol has earned the respect of the media and followers whereas persevering with to stack spectacular performances. Including to his resume, Bivol retained the WBA mild heavyweight title whereas additionally claiming the IBO mild heavyweight belt with a dominant resolution win over Lyndon Arthur on the Day of Reckoning occasion.
Dmitry Bivol known as his win a ‘good sparring’ session earlier than calling for the winner of the WBC, WBO, and IBF mild heavyweight title struggle between Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith.
In his post-fight interview, Bivol stated:
“I would say that it was good sparring for me. Lyndon, he was in good shape. I’m glad [at] the end of the year I got this fight and now I see my way to my goal. [I want to be] undisputed against the winner of Beterbiev and Smith. I hope this fight will happen in 2024.”
After a delay within the matchup, Beterbiev and Smith are at the moment scheduled to face one another on January 13, 2024.
Day of Reckoning: Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur outcome
Preventing for the primary time in over a yr, WBA mild heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol effortlessly defended his belt whereas amassing a second one on December 23 towards Lyndon Arthur.
Selecting up his twenty second profession win with out a single loss, Bivol earned a near-perfect unanimous resolution win on the undercard of the Day of Reckoning occasion. All three judges scored the bout 120-107 to offer the Russian his record-setting eleventh consecutive title protection.
Followers and viewers worldwide had been in awe of the champion’s efficiency whereas excited on the thought of a brilliant struggle on the horizon with both Beterbiev or Smith. Since his upset win over Canelo Alvarez in Might 2022 put his identify on the map, Bivol has claimed a near-unanimous top-five pound-for-pound rating amongst boxing pundits.
At 33 years outdated, Bivol is shortly turning into acknowledged as one of many best mild heavyweight boxers within the sport’s lengthy historical past.
