Dmitry Bivol Retains WBA And IBF Titles With Shutout Win Over Michael Eifert

The light heavyweight champion scored a first-round knockdown and won every round on all three scorecards in Russia

Dmitry Bivol returned from a lengthy absence on Saturday night and defended his WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision over Michael Eifert in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A first-round knockdown set the tone as Bivol swept all 12 rounds on every scorecard to secure a comfortable victory.

The official result: 120-107, 120-107, and 120-107.

The overmatched Eifert gamely tried to make it competitive, but he was too slow, weak, and unskilled to give Bivol any problems. The German fighter, Eifert, had the appearance of a fighter that was out of his element from the first round when Bivol dropped him.

Bivol entered the bout for the first time since his rematch victory over Artur Beterbiev and showed little sign of ring rust. The Russian star put Eifert on the canvas in the opening round with a left hook and spent the rest of the fight controlling the action behind his jab, movement and combination punching.

Eifert, fighting as the IBF mandatory challenger, continued to come forward but struggled to find answers for Bivol’s footwork and timing. Most of the rounds followed a similar pattern, with Bivol creating space, landing clean shots and avoiding prolonged exchanges.

The challenger had success in isolated moments but never appeared close to turning the fight in his favor. By the second half of the contest, Bivol had built a commanding lead on the scorecards and boxed conservatively to the finish.

The victory improves Bivol to 25-1 and gives him a successful title defense in his first appearance in Russia since 2021. Eifert falls to 13-2 following the first world title fight of his career.

Titles At Stake
WBA Light Heavyweight Title
IBF Light Heavyweight Title

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