By Allan Fox: WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) says he’s going to use speed and movement to defeat his mandatory challenger #1 WBA Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) in their fight on HBO Boing on March 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Jeff Aranow: Vadim Kornilov, the manager for WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs), says they have no issues with the VADA testing for his title defense against mandatory challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) on March 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Allan Fox: Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to have his face on all 4 of the world title belts. Mayweather wants the fighters to petition to have his face on the belts. It’s unknown if the unbeaten former 5-division world champion Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) is serious or not.
By Stanley White: Sergey Kovalev makes his first defense of his WBO light heavyweight belt in on March 3 against Igor Mikhalkin (21-1, 9 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York. Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin will be televised on HBO World Championship Boxing. The co-feature is a very good fight between WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera. That fight promises to produce nonstop 2-way action in a true 50-50 fight. The real story of this card isn’t Kovalev. It’s Bivol. He’s the one that is being groomed as the next star for the light heavyweight division.
By Allan Fox: The World Boxing Association has confirmed that #1 WBA Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) is he mandatory challenger to WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 Kos). The 2 fighters have until July 22 to make the fight between them. If they don’t have an agreement by that date, the WBA will order a purse bid.
By Stanley White: The World Boxing Association has ordered negotiations to begin for a fight between WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) and his mandatory challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs).
By Allan Fox: Dmitry Bivol says he’s now ready to defend his WBA light heavyweight title against his mandatory challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) following his 10 round unanimous decision last Saturday night over Felix Valera (15-2, 13 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.