Dmitry Bivol in early talks for thrilling undisputed fight

Dmitry Bivol might be offered with the chance to develop into a two-time undisputed champion, however provided that he wins his subsequent outing towards Michael Eifert.

The pair will collide on the UMMC Arena, Russia, on May 30, with Bivol getting back from again surgical procedure to make a compulsory protection of his unified crown.

He beforehand held all 4 main light-heavyweight titles following his final fight, a majority decision victory over Artur Beterbiev in February 2025.

Shortly after exacting his revenge over Beterbiev, nonetheless, Bivol opted to vacate his WBC world title fairly than face obligatory challenger David Benavidez, who was then swiftly elevated from ‘interim’ to full champion. In his first protection, he scored a seventh-round stoppage victory over Anthony Yarde in November.

Now, the 29-year-old is bidding to develop into a three-division world champion towards Gilberto Ramirez, who he’ll face for the WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles this Saturday.

Regardless of the consequence, although, Benavidez has expressed an curiosity in transferring again right down to 175lbs in pursuit of an undisputed conflict with Bivol.

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, has now revealed to Fight Hub TV that talks are already underway for his fighter to face ‘The Mexican Monster’.

“[Benavidez] can come back to light-heavyweight. I think he likes the Bivol fight – that’s a fight we’re discussing with [boxing manager] Luis DeCubas.”

Benavidez has repeatedly claimed that he once hurt the Russian unified champion in sparring, again when he was simply 22 years outdated and campaigning at super-middleweight. Theirs may subsequently develop right into a compelling rivalry as Bivol goals to return to elite-level competitors after caring for enterprise towards Eifert.