Dmitry Bivol underlined his status as one of the finest boxers in the world when he defended his WBA light-heavyweight title with a landslide points win over Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
The undefeated 31-year-old turned in a masterful performance to claim a shock unanimous-decision win over pound-for-pound superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May.
That fact alone meant that Bivol was operating in a different stratosphere heading into his 10th defence. Further mega-fights await after he made light of his latest Mexican assignment with a dazzling display.
Here, we run through some of Bivol’s options.