Dmitry Bivol vs Callum Smith on December 12 in Ekaterinaburg

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  1. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Scotty Cork, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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  2. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What a waste of time. Bivol fighting every mandatory other than Benavidez. He could have fought David in Dec, the offer was made to fight in Vegas.
     
    tarrant45, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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  3. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    So it could be 3 years before a meaningful LHW title fight is signed again. Bivol is a cancer.
     
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    UnleashtheFURY, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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  4. FrankinDallas

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    Can Ukrainian drones reach Ekaterinberg?
     
    FrankinDallas, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Not the fight we would love to see in Benavidez but Smith is a quality opponent. Unfortunately, he will be coming off a 22 month layoff by the time the fight takes place. I'm not sure we will see Benavidez at 175 again. I would also say that it's crazy that Josh Buatsi nas never gotten a title bout against Bivol or Beterbiev.
     
    Fogger, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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  6. gollumsluvslave

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    That's disappointing to say the least - Bivol's camp were saying that he was going to vacate the WBO and make Beterbiev III.

    Not great optics this!

    That said, he's probably damned if he does damned if he doesn't - many folks don't want to see Beterbiev III and only want the Benavidez fight - but he seems to be staying at Cruiser now?

    Who knows what's going on here!
     
    gollumsluvslave, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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