Pound-for-pound king Dmitry Bivol has been dishing out incredible performances for the best part of a decade now.
The Russian fighter currently boasts a professional record of 24-1, after Bivol was able to get revenge over Artur Beterbiev. Claiming all of the light heavyweight world titles, Bivol became one of the few undisputed champions of the four-belt era.
However, Bivol’s 2025 win over his rival was not the only impressive outing the boxer has had.
Showing his qualities from early in his career, Bivol’s 11th professional fight would be his first world title defense.
Having been upgraded from WBA Interim World Light Heavyweight champion to a full one, he had an incredible performance in 2017.
Dmitry Bivol defended his world title for the first time in style
After being promoted to the WBA World Light Heavyweight champion in 2017, Bivol would face Trent Broadhurst to defend his belt.
Broadhurst was a 29-year-old Australian fighter who held a 20-1 record. The pair met in Monaco, as Bivol added the challenger to his highlight reel.
The pair of light heavyweights would share the ring for just three minutes, as Bivol ended the fight in the final seconds of the first round.
After finding the mark on a number of occasions in the opening round, a right hand from Bivol with less than 10 seconds on the clock would put the Australian down.
The stinging right hand was a fight-ending one, as the challenger was not able to recover from the blow. Broadhurst was left lying on the canvas for quite some time before eventually returning to his feet.
Dmitry Bivol defended his world title 12 times over seven years
Bivol’s win over Broadhurst would be the first of 12 successful defenses of his WBA title. Defeating the likes of Jean Pascal, Joe Smith Jr., and Umar Salamov, Bivol would welcome a fight with Canelo Alvarez.
Despite being a considerable underdog against one of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time, Bivol would have a convincing victory over Alvarez.
Thanks to a fantastic output from Bivol, he defeated Alvarez to hand the Mexican his second-ever loss.
Bivol would also defend his title against Gilberto Ramirez, Lyndon Arthur, and Malik Zinad before meeting Beterbiev. Then, the Russian fighter would lose his undefeated record and champion status for the first time.