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Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol is the current WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring light heavyweight world champion. Since 2017 Bivol has held world titles at light heavyweight. Bivol was the undisputed light heavyweight world champion in 2025. Bivol's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 4, in 2025.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
14–1
World titles held
6
Longest world title reign (WBA Super light heavyweight, 2019–2024)
5 years

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2017 – Jan 2027

2017age 262018age 272019age 282020age 292021age 302022age 312023age 322024age 332025age 342026age 352027age 36
20182020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contestScheduled

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Dmitry Bivol v Callum Smith

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring Scheduled

  3. Dmitry Bivol beats Michael Eifert via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and The Ring

  4. 2025

  5. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol the light heavyweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 4 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  6. Dmitry Bivol’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBC

  7. Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  8. 2024

  9. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 1 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 5 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  10. Artur Beterbiev beats Dmitry Bivol via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  11. Dmitry Bivol beats Malik Zinad via technical knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  12. 2023

  13. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 1 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 5 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  14. Dmitry Bivol beats Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  15. 2022

  16. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 1 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 6 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  17. Dmitry Bivol beats Gilberto Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  18. Dmitry Bivol beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  19. 2021

  20. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 2 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  21. Dmitry Bivol beats Umar Salamov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  22. Dmitry Bivol beats Craig Richards via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  23. 2020

  24. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 2 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  25. 2019

  26. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  27. Dmitry Bivol beats Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  28. Dmitry Bivol becomes WBA Super light heavyweight champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  29. Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  30. 2018

  31. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 3 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  32. Dmitry Bivol beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  33. Dmitry Bivol beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  34. Dmitry Bivol beats Sullivan Barrera via knockout 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  35. 2017

  36. The Ring magazine rates Dmitry Bivol No. 6 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  37. Dmitry Bivol beats Trent Broadhurst via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  38. Dmitry Bivol becomes WBA Regular light heavyweight champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular