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Dmitriry Bivol releases the title of WBC to Sidetep David Benavidez, the priority of the Lucrative Trilogy Artur

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Image: De La Hoya: Bivol vs. Benavidez is the Fight to Make, Not a Beterbiev Trilogy

The undisputed delicate heavyweight master, Dmitriry Bivol, will leave his WBC 175-Funtów title to avoid the offer of tomorrow in the bag on April 8 for his fight with WBC with the mandatory David Benavidez in favor of the lucrative mega-Million of the trilogy with Artur Beterbaview.

This is a movement that was protected because Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO) is A terrible style duel For 34-year-old Bivol and probably beat him and would pull him some gloss from his trilogy match with Artur Beterbiemar.

28 -year -old David Benavidez would be too much for Bivol and it’s good that he knows his limitations. Even if Dmitriry wins before Artur, it is unlikely that he willingly agreed to fight Benavidez, because his style does not match him.

Beterbiev trilogy

Ring reports This bivol “will continue the trilogy of Artur Beterbuwal.” This is a fight that Turks wants, and it will pay well for Bivol. If there was more money in Benavidez’s fight, it is obvious that Bivol would go in this direction, even though he would be a competition for him that would be an absolute nightmare for him.

Fans in social media are ambivalent in this message, because many of them are tired of vision Bivol and Beterbuala fighting with them in chess matches, which resemble a wolf of racing a rabbit around the forest. Artur won the first fight on October 12 last year and fought well enough to get Remota on February 22, but the judges received a strict contract.

I got this draw. It was a strange fight. Beterbavin easily dominated the fight in rounds from 2 to 6, but then he stopped throwing blows from rounds from 7 to 11.

Suddenly Beterbiev overturned his crime in the 12th round and defeated the living daylight with Bivol, having him close to knocking. It was like switching on a delicate switch. Beterbiev fought in the same way at 12, as in rounds from 2 to 6.

It looked very strange. Did he try to lose the fight so that he could make sure that there would be a trilogy? Some boxing fans believe. I can only say that it was strange that he would dominate the effort in the first half, and then stop throwing blows for the next five rounds to 12.

If Beterbiev fights aggressively, as in the final round, Bivol has no chance in the trilogy, because he is too breakable to stand over his shots. The same would happen if Bivol fought with David Benavidez, but it would be much faster. He would not let him reach the second half like Arthur.

There was no chance that Bivol would gladly face the Mexican monster Benavidez and will be chopped in six rounds. He would not risk such a great payment against Beterbaview.

According to the president of WBC Mauricio Sulaiman, David Benavidez has now been raised to the full master when Bivol left. It is a pity that we did not have the right method for Benavidez to capture the WBC title, but what can you do? Bivol could fight Benavidez, but he decided to take a trilogy match against Beterbiv. The winner of this fight can always face Benavidez later and it would be an exhilarating fight for fans.

Last updated 04/07/2025

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Canelo Alvarez discusses his retirement plan

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Canelo Alvarez addresses his retirement plan

Canelo Alvarez talked about how long he could stay in the sport before hanging up his gloves and opting for a decorated career.

The 35-year-old is already destined for a place in the Hall of Fame, as he became a four-division world champion, but he still wants to compete at the highest level.

Since his professional debut in 2005, the Mexican has made 68 appearances and has twice become the undisputed king of the 168-pound division, scoring notable victories over the likes of Callum Smith and Caleb Plant.

However, his most critical victory came in the middleweight division, where Alvarez made a very controversial decision by majority vote in a rematch with Gennady Golovkin in 2018.

More controversial was their first meeting a year earlier, when many felt Golovkin had done enough to claim a convincing victory and the Kazakhstan ended in a draw.

Still, Canelo received plenty of credit for his follow-up triumph before dethroning Sergei Kovalev to capture the WBO featherlight heavyweight title over a year later.

Alvarez’s second undisputed super middleweight reign came to an end last September when Terence Crawford moved up two weight classes and won a unanimous decision.

But Canelo explained anyway Froch About the fight that he can still compete for another two years, maybe even longer, depending on how often his opportunities come along.

“I don’t know. I think maybe two years. I don’t need it, [but] I still enjoy it. If I [fight] maybe once a year [I can go on] a little bit [longer].

“Once a year to rest my body, I think I can fight more [than two years]”

Although an official announcement has not yet been made, Canelo is scheduled to fight in Riyad, Saudi Arabia this September, and Turki Alalshikh has promised to fight for the world title.

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The Inoue-Nakatani title fight will take place on May 2 at the Tokyo Dome

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Boxing’s worst kept secret has now been confirmed – Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KO) and Junto Nakatani (32-0, 24 KO) will meet on May 2 at the Tokyo Dome for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight championship.

The all-Japan clash was formally announced at a press conference in Japan. The fight will be broadcast live on Lemino pay-per-view; US distribution rights have not yet been announced.

Inoue – ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer – is coming off an impressive 2025 in which he competed four times, defeating Kim Ye-Joon, Ramon Cardenas, Murodjon Akhmadaliev and David Picasso. Thanks to Inoue’s unanimous decision victory over Picasso in December, Nakatani defeated Sebastian Hernandez in the second fight of the night in a tougher-than-expected fight. Their victories set up a long-awaited clash between two of Japan’s best players.

Nakatani is ranked No. 6 pound-for-pound by ESPN and will look to become a four-division champion after winning world titles at bantamweight, junior bantamweight and flyweight. Although Nakatani narrowly won his junior featherweight debut in a grueling fight against Hernandez, Nakatani proved he was one of the best fighters in the world and had a powerful showing in 2025, winning 3-0.

The Undercard will feature Inoue’s younger brother Takuma defending his WBC bantamweight title against former four-division titleholder Kazuto Ioka.

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Dan Rafael says IBF president opposed Jai Opetaia Presser

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Image: Dan Rafael: IBF President Felt Disrespected By Belt Display At Opetaia Presser

Jai Opetai’s fight against Brandon Glanton is still moving forward, but veteran reporter Dan Rafael says the issue that caused the IBF title to be removed from the fight had to do with how the belt was presented during fight week. Rafael reported that IBF president Daryl Peoples believes that the organization’s title was shown as secondary to Zuffa’s belt during a recent press conference.

This explanation makes the argument about the presentation rather than the match itself. Rafael wrote that Peoples objected to the way the belts were arranged at the press, with Zuffa’s belt posed for the cameras while Opetaia held the IBF title rather than raising it in the usual manner towards the audience.


“The IBF withdrew sanctions and sent the overseer home after the journalist because IBF President Daryl Peoples felt disrespected by the belt being placed secondary to Zuffa’s,” Rafael wrote on social media.

Fight week photos reflect the arrangement Rafael described. At the final press conference on Friday, Zuffa’s belt was centered and Opetaia held the red IBF title at his side. Saturday’s weigh-in had a similar effect. Zuffa’s belt was raised over the fighters on the restart, while Opetaia continued to hold the IBF Championship on his chest. This sequence appears to have irritated the sanctioning authority.

Rafael also reported another unusual detail related to the fight. Even after the IBF dropped its sanctions, Opetai and Glanton were still expected to adhere to IBF weight rules ahead of the morning fight. Rafael said that no competitor can weigh more than ten pounds over the cruiserweight weight limit of 200.

Rafael later noticed that the IBF belt continued to appear in promotion for the event. Opetaia held the title at media events and discussed it publicly, and graphics broadcast by Zuffa covered the championship. Rafael’s account points to the dispute that raged over Zuffa’s title belt relationship during press events.

Opetaia entered fight week as the IBF cruiserweight champion after regaining the belt in a rematch victory over Mairis Briedis in 2024. The Australian continues to wear the physical belt while promoting his fight against Glanton. Once he steps into the ring and takes part in an unsanctioned fight, the IBF Championship will no longer move forward with him.

The fight remains scheduled, and reports from Rafael indicate that the split was due to belt politics and presentations at public events. The episode shows how rigorously sanctioning bodies guard the status of their championships as modern promoters introduce competitive titles.

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