On December 11, 2021, Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against fellow Russian challenger, Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs).
Dmitry Bivol is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Craig Richards, 7 months and 10 days ago. Umar Salamov is on a 7-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Sergei Ekimov, 8 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Dmitry Bivol at 99-1 winning odds. Umar Salamov really doesn't have much to present against Bivol.
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.