Eddie Hearn Moves on Bivol-Benavidez Title Fight

All four belts at 175 in play if both win May fights as discussions begin between camps

Eddie Hearn says talks have begun for a Dmitry Bivol vs David Benavidez fight for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. The bout would put all four belts on the line if both men win their upcoming May fights.

Dmitry Bivol and David Benavidez could still meet for the undisputed light heavyweight championship, and Eddie Hearn says talks are already underway.

Hearn said discussions have taken place with Benavidez’s co-promoter, Luis De Cubas, about making a fight between Dmitry Bivol and David Benavidez.

“That’s a fight that we’re discussing with Louis De Cubas,” Hearn said to Fight Hub TV.

The matchup would carry all four major belts at 175 pounds if both men remain on course. Bivol currently holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles, while Benavidez owns the WBC belt after moving to the top of the division earlier this year.

Hearn also praised Benavidez’s willingness to chase difficult fights across divisions.

“We need guys like that who want to be great. Want to win the belts, want to become unified and undisputed, want to become multi-weight world champions,” Hearn said.

Benavidez is scheduled to face Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in a cruiserweight title fight on May 2 in Las Vegas, while Bivol is set to defend against Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia. If both men come through those bouts, pressure will grow for the division’s biggest available fight.

Ramirez is not a stay-busy opponent. He is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion and has fully acclimated to the 200-pound limit. While Benavidez is the “Monster,” he is still the naturally smaller man here.

If Zurdo uses his size and that awkward southpaw style to bully Benavidez, the Bivol fight at 175 might not just be delayed, but it could lose its entire marketing appeal. A loss to Zurdo would be Benavidez’s first, and coming back down to light heavyweight after being physically handled at cruiserweight is a tough sell for an undisputed crown.

A Bivol-Benavidez meeting would match Bivol’s disciplined style and experience against Benavidez’s volume punching and size. It is one of the clearest title fights boxing can make, which usually means it still needs help getting over the line.

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