On May 7, 2022, the 31-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Canelo was on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Canelo Álvarez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 20-0, while Canelo adds a loss to his record at 57-2-2.
On November 4, 2017, the 26-year-old WBA light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Australian boxer Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Broadhurst was on a 13-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 1 day.
Dmitry Bivol made quick work of Trent Broadhurst, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Bivol improves his record to 12-0 (10 KOs), while Broadhurst adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On November 5, 2022, the 31-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Mexican boxer Gilberto Ramírez (44-0, 30 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Ramírez was on a 44-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Gilberto Ramírez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 21-0, while Ramírez adds a loss to his record at 44-1.
On June 1, 2024, the 33-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs), faced Malik Zinad, in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days.
Dmitry Bivol stopped Malik Zinad via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 23-0 (12 KOs)
On March 3, 2018, the 27-year-old WBA light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Cuban boxer Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Barrera was on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Dmitry Bivol stopped Sullivan Barrera via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs), while Barrera adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On December 23, 2023, the 33-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs), faced a 32-year-old English boxer Lyndon Arthur (23-1, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 18 days. Arthur was on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 22 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 22-0, while Arthur adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On October 12, 2019, the 28-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (16-0, 11 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Dominican boxer Lenin Castillo (20-2-1, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Castillo was on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 17-0, while Castillo adds a loss to his record at 20-3-1.
On December 11, 2021, the 30-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs), faced a 27-year-old fellow Russian boxer Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Salamov was on a 7-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Umar Salamov via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 19-0, while Salamov adds a loss to his record at 26-2.
On May 1, 2021, the 30-year-old WBA (Super) light-heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol (17-0, 11 KOs), faced a 31-year-old English boxer Craig Richards (16-1-1, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 6 months, and 19 days. Richards was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Craig Richards via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 18-0, while Richards adds a loss to his record at 16-2-1.
On February 23, 2017, a 26-year-old Dmitry Bivol (8-0, 6 KOs) and Robert Berridge met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Bivol came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days.
Dmitry Bivol stopped Robert Berridge via TKO in the 4th round. Bivol improves his record to 9-0 (7 KOs)