Dmitry Bivol biography: 13 things about boxer born in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan

Who is Dmitry Bivol?

Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol (Дмитрий Юрьевич Бивол) is a Russian professional boxer. He and his former wife Ekaterina Bivol have two children together namely Miron Bivol and Nikon Bivol.

Dmitry was born in Tokmok, Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His father is a native of Moldova.
2. His mother is an ethnic Korean born in Kazakhstan.
3. He competes in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions.
4. He is 6’0″ tall.
5. He held an amateur boxing record of 268 wins and 15 losses.
6. He holds a professional boxing record of 24 wins and 1 loss.
7. In 2001, he moved to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
8. In 2007, he and Ekaterina first met on a flight.
9. In October 2013, he and Ekaterina got married.
10. From 2017 to 2019, he held the World Boxing Association‘s light heavyweight title.
11. From 2019 to 2024, he held the WBA super light heavyweight title.
12. In 2023, he and Ekaterina finalized their divorce.
13. On December 18, 2024, he turned 34.

Dmitry Bivol’s professional boxing career timeline

From 2014 to 2025, Dmitry Bivol fought 25 professional boxing opponents. Here are the results:

2014

• On November 28, 2014, he defeated Jorge Rodriguez Olivera via technical knockout in Moscow, Russia.

2015

• On April 10, 2015, he defeated Konstantin Piternov via TKO in Moscow.
• On May 22, 2015, he knocked out Joey Vargas in Moscow.
• On August 27, 2015, he knocked out Felipe Romero in Costa Mesa, California, United States.
• On November 4, 2015, he defeated Jackson Junior via TKO in Kazan, Russia.

2016

• On February 18, 2016, he knocked out Cleiton Conceição in Costa Mesa.
• On May 21, 2016, he defeated Felix Valera via unanimous decision in Moscow.
• On October 29, 2016, he defeated Yevgeni Makhteienko via unanimous decision in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

2017

• On February 23, 2017, he defeated Robert Berridge via TKO in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
• On April 14, 2017, he defeated Samuel Jackson via TKO in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA.
• On June 17, 2017, he defeated Cedric Agnew via TKO in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
• On November 4, 2017, he knocked out Trent Broadhurst in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

2018

• On March 3, 2018, he defeated Sullivan Barrera via TKO in New York City, New York, USA.
• On August 4, 2018, he defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
• On November 24, 2018, he defeated Jean Pascal via unanimous decision in Atlantic City.

2019

• On October 12, 2019, he defeated Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

2020

2021

• On May 1, 2021, he defeated Craig Richards via unanimous decision in Manchester, England.
• On December 11, 2021, he defeated Umar Salamov via unanimous decision in Ekaterinburg.

2022

• On May 7, 2022, he defeated Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision in Paradise.
• On November 5, 2022, he defeated Gilberto Ramirez via unanimous decision in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2023

• On December 23, 2023, he defeated Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2024

• On June 1, 2024, he defeated Malik Zinad via TKO in Riyadh.
• On October 12, 2024, he lost to Artur Beterbiev via majority decision in Riyadh.

2025

• On February 22, 2025, he defeated Beterbiev via majority decision in Riyadh.