Dmitry Bivol
Russian boxer
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| February 2025 | Wins IBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles. |
| February 22 2025 | Bivol defeated Beterbiev via majority decision in a rematch, becoming the Undisputed WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF Light-Heavyweight Champion of the world. He also won the Ring Magazine Belt and handed Beterbiev his first career loss. |
| February 2025 | Became undisputed light-heavyweight champion, holding WBA, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. |
| 2024 | Completed first reign as WBA Super World Light-Heavyweight Champion. |
| 2024 | Dmitry Bivol held the WBA Super light heavyweight title until this year. |
| December 2024 | Rematch between Bivol and Beterbiev confirmed for February 22, 2025. |
| December 23 2024 | Defeated Lyndon Arthur by unanimous decision (120-107), knocking him down once with a left hook to the body in round 11. |
| November 26 2024 | News broke about a planned fight card in Riyadh for February 2025, with the Bivol vs Beterbiev rematch potentially headlining the event. |
| October 17 2024 | The IBF ordered Beterbiev to make a mandatory defense against Michael Eifert, which caused frustration among fans and promoters who wanted a Bivol rematch. |
| October 12 2024 | Planned undisputed fight against Artur Beterbiev announced by Turki Alalshikh. |
| October 12 2024 | Dmitry Bivol lost WBA (Super) and IBO light-heavyweight titles to Artur Beterbiev in a 12-round match at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| October 12 2024 | Dmitry Bivol fought Artur Beterbiev in a closely contested match, becoming the first boxer to go the distance with Beterbiev. Bivol lost by a majority decision with scores of 114–114, 115–113, and 116–112. |
| June 1 2024 | Dmitry Bivol defeated Malik Zinad by TKO in round 6, retaining WBA (Super) and IBO light-heavyweight titles at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| June 1 2024 | Dmitry Bivol was expected to fight Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed light heavyweight title, but Beterbiev withdrew due to an injury. Malik Zinad was announced as Bivol's opponent for the event. |
| May 3 2024 | Artur Beterbiev withdrew from the scheduled fight against Dmitry Bivol due to a ruptured meniscus suffered in training. |
| April 2024 | Underwent surgery on his right hand to resolve deep-rooting pain. |
| February 2024 | Became the undisputed light-heavyweight champion, also holding the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles. |
| December 23 2023 | Dmitry Bivol defeated Lyndon Arthur by unanimous decision, retaining WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title and winning IBO light-heavyweight title at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| December 23 2023 | Dmitry Bivol fought Lyndon Arthur at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, winning the fight by unanimous decision with all judges scoring it 120–107 in his favor. |
| November 14 2023 | It was announced that Dmitry Bivol would face IBO light heavyweight champion Lyndon Arthur in a championship bout. |
| November 2 2023 | Eddie Hearn expressed desire to get Bivol back in the ring in January 2024 in preparation for fighting Beterbiev. |
| October 21 2023 | Bob Arum discussed the potential rematch between Bivol and Beterbiev, suggesting it could take place in October 2025 due to Riyadh Season's schedule. |
| October 17 2023 | The IBF ordered Beterbiev to make a mandatory defence against Michael Eifert, potentially complicating a potential rematch between Bivol and Beterbiev. |
| October 12 2023 | Bivol fought Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed light heavyweight championship at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. The fight went all 12 rounds, with Bivol becoming the first fighter to go the distance with Beterbiev. Bivol lost by majority decision, with Beterbiev becoming the first undisputed light heavyweight Champion in 22 years. |
| September 26 2023 | Bivol's manager Vadim Kornilov revealed that Bivol was in talks with several fighters, including Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur, for a planned bout in December. |
| June 1 2023 | Dmitry Bivol performed a routine title defence against Zinad, prior to the upcoming undisputed championship fight. |
| May 2 2023 | WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced that Dmitry Bivol was declared ineligible to face unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev due to ongoing sanctions against Russian fighters. |
| 2022 | Selected as The Ring magazine Fighter of The Year and Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year, highlighting his exceptional performance and recognition in the boxing world. |
| 2022 | Dmitry Bivol won the prestigious Sugar Ray Robinson Award, recognizing his outstanding achievements in boxing for that year. |
| 2022 | Dmitry Bivol was listed as the Fighter of the Year by multiple sources, including The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. |
| 2022 | After his victory over Ramírez, Bivol expressed his desire to face Artur Beterbiev in a title unification bout. |
| November 5 2022 | Dmitry Bivol defeated Gilberto Ramírez by unanimous decision, retaining WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| November 5 2022 | Dmitry Bivol fought Gilberto Ramírez in the United Arab Emirates and won the match by unanimous decision with scores of 117–111, 117–111, and 118–110. |
| August 21 2022 | A purse bid for the fight between Bivol and Ramírez was called due to failure to reach terms, with a minimum bid of $400,000. |
| August 10 2022 | The WBA rejected Bivol's promoters, Matchroom Boxing, request for an exemption to bypass a mandatory title defense against Ramírez. |
| July 11 2022 | The WBA ordered Dmitry Bivol to make a mandatory title defense against Gilberto Ramírez. |
| May 7 2022 | Dmitry Bivol defeated Canelo Álvarez by unanimous decision, retaining WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada |
| May 7 2022 | Dmitry Bivol successfully defended his WBA (Super) light heavyweight title against Canelo Álvarez, winning by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 115–113 in his favor. |
| February 25 2022 | It was announced that Dmitry Bivol would defend his WBA (Super) light heavyweight title against Canelo Álvarez on 7 May 2022. |
| December 11 2021 | Dmitry Bivol defended his WBA (Super) light heavyweight title against Umar Salamov, winning the bout by a dominant unanimous decision. |
| November 22 2021 | It was announced that Dmitry Bivol would make his third WBA (Super) light heavyweight title defense against Umar Salamov on 11 December 2021, at the KRK Uralets in Ekaterinburg, Russia. |
| November 15 2021 | Álvarez's trainer Eddy Reynoso successfully petitioned the WBC to allow Álvarez to potentially challenge WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu. |
| November 6 2021 | Canelo Álvarez unified all four major world super middleweight titles by defeating Caleb Plant via eleventh-round technical knockout. |
| May 1 2021 | Dmitry Bivol defended his WBA (Super) title against Craig Richards at the Manchester Arena, winning the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 118–110, 115–113, and 115–114. |
| February 19 2021 | It was revealed that Dmitry Bivol would make the second defense of his WBA (Super) title against Craig Richards. |
| 2019 | Dmitry Bivol held the WBA light heavyweight title until this year before winning the WBA Super light heavyweight title. |
| October 12 2019 | Dmitry Bivol fought Gilbert Lenin Castillo on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Chazz Witherspoon at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, winning by unanimous decision with scores of 119–108, 119–108, and 120–107. |
| October 12 2019 | Dmitry Bivol retained the WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title by defeating Lenin Castillo by unanimous decision. |
| October 10 2019 | Dmitry Bivol was elevated to the status of full WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion, just two days before his fight against Gilbert Lenin Castillo. |
| March 9 2019 | Dmitry Bivol defeated Joe Smith Jr. by unanimous decision at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Bivol comprehensively outperformed Smith Jr., winning with scores of 119-109, 119-109, and 118-110. He dominated the fight statistically, throwing 714 punches to Smith's 395 and landing 208 punches compared to Smith's 39, with superior accuracy of 29% to 10%. |
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