Does Dmitrii Bivol will finally get his respect?

In May 2022, the world champion of semi-marked weight of the AMB Dmitrii Bivol was “fighter of the year”, defeating the unified medium-weight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 57-1-2, in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas , Nevada, by Nevada, by scores of 115-113.

In November, about six months later, Bivol defeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez, 44-0, in Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, for scores of 117-111 twice and 118-110. Since then, Ramírez has become the ABB and the OMB cruise champion.

In December 2023, Bivol, in his only fight of the year, defeated the world champion of semi-marked weight of the Ibo Lyndon Arthur, 23-1, from the United Kingdom, for 120-107 scores in the Arena kingdom, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In June 2024, Bivol arrested Malik Zinad, 22-0, Libya and Malta in six rounds at Kingdom Arena, Riad, Saudi Arabia.

In October, Bivol lost a narrow majority decision against WBC, WBO and the semi-marked weight champion World Light World, Artur Beterbiev, 20-0, who was the distance for the first time after publishing twenty consecutive stops. This writer thought Bivol won. This was in Kingdom Arena, Riad, Saudi Arabia, with scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.

In February 2025, Bivol fought against Becterbiev in a rematch, gaining a majority decision of the same scores he lost in his previous fight in the same place. This gave Beterbiev his first defeat and allowed Bivol to become champion in the organizations of IBF, IBO, AB Super World, WBC and WBO. Bivol improved his record at 24-1 with 12 strikes.

The future could include a third game with Bederbiev, a game with the undefeated semi-marked weight of the AB AB and the interim WBC champion David Benavidez, 30-0 with 24 births, or even a rematch with Álvarez.

Will all this finally give Bivol the respect he deserves?

“8-4, 7-5, Dmitry Bivol. He deserved to win the first time. So, he is not officially dive,” said Frank Smith party room promoter Smith Smith Boxing King Mediareacting to Bivol’s victory over Beterbiev. “It is officially 1-1, but not officially two null.

“Two elite operators. Artur Beterbiev is a special fighter. The other fight is Canelo Álvarez, ”said Smith when asked if he wants to watch a trilogy match between Bivol and Beterbiev. “I don’t say that is the next fight. He has his own plans, but what fights is. “