Mauricio Sulaiman, the head of the World Boxing Council (WBC), confirmed that Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol is no longer the undisputed world champion in the light heavyweight division after he decided to vacate the WBC title.
Mauricio Sulaiman on his X account
I have just received a cold and impersonal notification from Dmitry Bivol lawyer, Patrick English, with arguments that are so ridiculous that I rather not discuss informing the WBC that Dmitry Bivol has decided to relinquish his WBC light heavyweight championship. We wish Bivol success and hereby confirm David Benavidez as WBC world light heavyweight champion.
Bivol last fought against Artur Beterbiev in February of this year. Dmitry won that match by majority decision and became the undisputed champion in the light heavyweight division.
Bivol made his professional boxing debut in November 2014 against Uruguayan fighter Jorge Rodriguez Olivera. This fight, which was stopped in the sixth round, ended in Dmitry’s favor by technical knockout. He now holds a record of 25 wins (12 by knockout) and one loss.
