Bivol vs Morrell

When is Bivol vs Morrell?

Dmitry Bivol could square off against David Morrell in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Bivol vs Morrell stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Morrell would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Morrell would have a large advantage in power over Bivol, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Morrell has a height advantage of 1 inch over Bivol. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Dmitry Bivol fights out of the orthodox stance, while David Morrell is a southpaw.

Bivol is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Morrell, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 148 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Morrell's 54.

Dmitry Bivol goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 1 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

David Morrell is currently ranked number 8 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Morrell form

Bivol has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Malik Zinad on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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

He had won against Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Morrell remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had beaten Kalvin Henderson on June 4, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Morrell has been fighting more than Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 7 months and 8 days ago, while David Morrell's last outing was 9 months and 17 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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