Bivol vs Gvozdyk

When is Bivol vs Gvozdyk?

Dmitry Bivol could fight Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Spring 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

The contest would be for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

Bivol vs Gvozdyk stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Gvozdyk would have a large advantage in power over Bivol, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Bivol's 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Gvozdyk has a height advantage of 2 inches over Bivol. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Dmitry Bivol & Oleksandr Gvozdyk fight out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months later than Gvozdyk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 62 more professional rounds, 172 to Gvozdyk's 110.

Dmitry Bivol goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, 11 by the IBF and 8 by the RING in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Gvozdyk form

Bivol remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Canelo Alvarez on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Umar Salamov on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Craig Richards on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beat Lenin Castillo on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Gvozdyk has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Ricards Bolotniks on 6th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Josue Obando on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Derby Room Pomona at Fairplex, Pomona, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on 18th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had won against Doudou Ngumbu on 30th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

He had defeated Adonis Stevenson on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dmitry Bivol has been fighting more than Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 1 year, 5 months and 20 days ago, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last outing was 11 months and 19 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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