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The WBC has truly bought Dmitry Bivol to field David Benavidez following, in a potential strike for followers desirous to see a trilogy battle versus Artur Beterbiev.
Bivol shed a bulk option to Beterbiev in October, because the final got here to be indeniable light-heavyweight champ and handed Bivol his preliminary skilled loss. However, Bivol turned across the trigger February, taking all of the belts from his fellow component-Russian and likewise dealing Beterbiev his preliminary skilled loss.
Many followers have truly shared a have to see Bivol vs Beterbiev 3 following, but Benavidez’s present switch to light-heavyweight appeared a potential downside within the title picture. And it would confirm exactly that, with the WBC– per multiple reports— at present shopping for Bivol to remove the American, that holds the organisation’s appearing title.
An association length will definitely run up till 8 April, so it’s nonetheless possible that Bivol, 34, will definitely battle Beterbiev, 40, subsequent off. However, Benavidez is comparatively bordering nearer to an opportunity at a major light-heavyweight title.


The unbeaten 28-year-old made his identify at super-middleweight and is open to going again to that division, the place mixed champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has truly been charged of stopping him. However, Benavidez would seemingly simply grasp again down for a spell with Canelo, that outcomes from field Terence Crawford in a reasonably contrived super-fight in September.
In June 2024, Benavidez went as much as light-heavyweight and outpointed Oleksandr Gvozdyk to declare the WBC appearing belt. Then, in February, he defeated David Morrell Jr on point out keep the title.