Since 2017, Russian professional boxer Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol has been the World Boxing Association’s light heavyweight champion. In the 81 kg weight class, he took home the gold medal at the 2013 World Combat Games as an amateur.
Born: December 18, 1990 (age 32 years), Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
Division: Light heavyweight
Weight: 79 kg
Parents: Yelena Bivol, Yuriy Bivol
Martial art: Boxing
Height: 1.83 m
Nationality: Russian
Dmitry Bivol Next Fight
Dmitry Bivol vs Lyndon Arthur – for WBA light heavyweight title fight will take place on Saturday, December 23.
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