By Jim Dower: WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) made a believer out of promoter Eddie Hearn with his lightning fast 1st round knockout victory over #10 WBA Trent Broadhurst (20-2, 12 KOs) last Saturday night.
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Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst – Results
By Jeff Aranow: WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) showed fans why the boxing world is so high on him with a blistering fast 1st round knockout victory over #11 WBA fringe contender Trent Broadhurst (20-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst – Official weights
By Jeff Aranow: Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) weighed in at 174.4 pounds on Friday for his title defense this Saturday night against #10 WBA Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) for their Matchroom Sport card at the Salle Medecin Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Dmitry Bivol revving up for Broadhurst
WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) is slated to defend his title against Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday in Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo and live on HBO Boxing After Dark® at 5:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT). Bivol was elevated from Interim Champion to Regular Champion by the WBA after former WBA Super World Champion Andre Ward retired and former WBA Regular Champion Badou Jack vacated. This will be Bivol’s first voluntary defense of the belt and his fourth fight this year. He became the interim champion when he dethroned Felix Valera, and handed the Dominican boxer his only defeat, in May 2016.
Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst this Sat.
By Jeff Aranow: WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s coming out party will be taking place this Saturday night in his first title defense against Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) on November 4 on HBO Boxing After Dark from the Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo. The start time for the Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) vs. Broadhurst fight is at 5:45 p.m. ET/PT.
WBA makes Dmitry Bivol full 175lb champion
By Jim Dower: The World Boxing Association president Gilberto Mendoza has elevated interim WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) to full WBA 175 lb. champion, according to Dan Rafael.
Badou Jack says he’s not ducking Dmitry Bivol
By Jim Dower: Badou Jack (22-1-2, 13 KOs) says he didn’t vacate his WBA World light heavyweight title to duck an ordered fight against interim WBA champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs). According to Jack, part of the agreement he signed for his fight against Nathan Cleverly on August 26 was that he would vacate the WBA 175 lb. title so they could get up another bigger fight than that.
Jamie McDonnell vs. Liborio Solis on Nov.4
By Scott Gilfoid: After sitting out of the ring for the last 10 months, WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) will be defending his title in a rematch against #3 WBA Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 Kos) on November 4 on the Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst card at the Salle des Etoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst on Nov.4
By Allan Fox: Unbeaten WBA interim light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) will be swooping in to pick up Badou Jack’s recently vacated WBA World light heavyweight title on November 4 against #11 WBA Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) in the maint event on HBO World Championship Boxing in Monaco, according to RingTV.com.
Badou Jack vacates WBA belt, won’t fight Bivol
By Jeff Aranow: WBA World light heavyweight champion Badou Jack (22-1-2, 13 KOs) has decided to vacate his WBA title rather than face WBA interim champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs), according to Fight News.