The main reason why Dmitrii Bivol sought to secure an immediate rematch with Artur Beterbiev has now come to light.
The Ring has confirmed that Beterbiev was ordered by the IBF to next face Germany’s Michael Eifert, the longstanding mandatory challenger. Both fighters were instructed to begin negotiations for their light heavyweight championship fight.
For those who’d much rather see a Beterbiev-Bivol sequel, there is hope.
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 knockouts) has wiggle room to...