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The WBC has actually purchased Dmitry Bivol to box David Benavidez following, in a prospective strike for followers wanting to see a trilogy battle versus Artur Beterbiev.
Bivol shed a bulk choice to Beterbiev in October, as the last came to be indisputable light-heavyweight champ and handed Bivol his initial professional loss. However, Bivol turned around the cause February, taking all the belts from his fellow component-Russian and likewise dealing Beterbiev his initial professional loss.
Many followers have actually shared a need to see Bivol vs Beterbiev 3 following, yet Benavidez’s current transfer to light-heavyweight appeared a prospective problem in the title photo. And it might verify precisely that, with the WBC– per multiple reports— currently buying Bivol to eliminate the American, that holds the organisation’s acting title.
An arrangement duration will certainly run up until 8 April, so it is still feasible that Bivol, 34, will certainly battle Beterbiev, 40, next off. However, Benavidez is relatively bordering closer to a chance at a main light-heavyweight title.
The unbeaten 28-year-old made his name at super-middleweight and is open to going back to that department, where combined champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has actually been charged of preventing him. However, Benavidez would likely just hang back down for a spell with Canelo, that results from box Terence Crawford in a rather contrived super-fight in September.
In June 2024, Benavidez went up to light-heavyweight and outpointed Oleksandr Gvozdyk to declare the WBC acting belt. Then, in February, he defeated David Morrell Jr on indicate maintain the title.
