The IBF says they are yet to receive a formal medical exception request from Dmitry Bivol, despite his recent back surgery.

Artur Beterbiev will fight Deon Nicholson on Nov. 22, putting a potential trilogy bout against Dmitry Bivol on hold for now.

Bivol captured the IBF, WBO, IBO and WBC belts after defeating Beterbiev in February by majority decision. However, he lost ...

Artur Beterbiev faces Deon Nicholson on November 22 in Riyadh, part of a stacked Ring IV card featuring five major title ...

WHILST fans continue to wait on a trilogy showdown between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, speculation suggests that the ...

Hearn also mentioned the trilogy, a fight with WBC Champion David Benavidez or a move up to cruiserweight to challenge Jai ...

Beterbiev will instead return to action on the Benavidez vs Yarde undercard on November 22 in Riyadh, according to Ring ...

An initial report revealed that Beterbiev was in talks to for a clash against undefeated Najee Lopez, and now close friend of ...

The Russian fighter hasn’t stepped into the ring since February and won’t be fighting for a title for the first time in eight ...

Artur Beterbiev is 39 years old and stands at 5-foot-11 with a 73-inch reach. Like Bivol, Beterbiev has spent his entire career at light heavyweight and has weighed in right at the division's 175 ...

Before facing Smith, Beterbiev was scheduled to fight Anthony Yarde in January 2023, but that bout was also pushed back after he had surgery to remove damaged tissue from his knee. His mandatory ...

Artur Beterbiev completed the set in October, unifying Bivol's WBA light heavyweight title with his WBC, WBO and IBF belts, becoming the division's first undisputed champion in the four-belt era.