A Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev trilogy cannot be overlooked despite talks of other big fights in boxing.
Bivol is being talked about for a possible David Benavidez fight in 2026 but he has a big fight next up later this month.
Some things to note on a possible Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev trilogy as well:
- IBA President Umar Kremlev pitched Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for Bivol vs Beterbiev 3
- Luzhniki opened in 1956, hosted the 2018 World Cup, and holds 81,006
- Kremlev said he envisions it at Luzhniki with nearly 100,000 people
- Fights 1 and 2 were in Saudi Arabia on October 12, 2024 and February 22, 2025
- Beterbiev won fight 1 by majority decision 116–112, 115–113, 114–114
- Bivol won fight 2 by majority decision 114–114, 116–112, 115–113
- Beterbiev said Bivol rejected a significant offer to do the third fight in Russia
- Beterbiev said the fight will be most interesting in Moscow
- Ekaterinburg’s UGMK Arena was also proposed as a venue
- Bivol had back surgery in August 2025 and was out until Q1 2026
So now Bivol is back though and boxes again this month.
He’s fighting he fight he should win but after that we think he will have two choices.
The Beterbiev trilogy in a super fight in Russia or a big fight in America with David Benavidez.
The first fight possibly makes him more money and let’s see what happens with him later this month first though vs Michael Eifert.
At the end of the day people would like to see a definitive conclusion of who’s the better boxer out of him and Beterbiev as well.
The story line is a natural sell.
