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Dmitry Bivol Discusses What's Next After Beating Artur Beterbiev To Become Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry Bivol eyes new career move after beating Artur Beterbiev.
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Dmitry Bivol beat Artur Beterbiev in their rematch at the anb Arena earning a majority decision win (114-114, 116-112, 115-113) to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion.

The Russian has now avenged his sole career loss, which came against Beterbiev in their first fight. A trilogy between the duo could be on the cards next.

Bivol, though, has revealed that he is also open to a move up in weight and has his eyes set on cruiserweight gold.

Bivol is open to a December return and also open to a Beterbiev trilogy. He said:

I think December it will be amazing, maybe earlier. I don't have any preference now to be honest. What people want to see I'm going to take. Maybe we could talk about cruiserweight. I will think about it also, why not. I have belts here [at light heavyweight]. I need to check cruiserweight. Why not?

Bivol added that he wants to enjoy being the undisputed champion for now. He said:

I'm open for any fight, but today I want to enjoy that I'm undisputed champion. I want to take care of my health because I have some issues. I want to heal myself and then move forward again. Trilogy, Benavides, Canelo ... As always, I just wait for offer then I say yes.

Bivol's incredible resume keeps getting better. He now has wins over two undisputed champions in his career, Canelo Alvarez and Artur Beterbiev. Bivol is undoubtedly a modern day and fans will be looking out for his next move.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.