Dmitry Bivol vs. Callum Smith - WBO to Order

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Very interesting fight this would be

[Stuarty]

Maybe they can meet in the middle?

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[Nightmare Roy]

He wants to steer clear of him IMO, bigger fights with less risk out there.

[J.Rotherhithe]

and will lose.

[samwbr]

I'd fancy Callum in this at this stage.

[jamamb]

I'd fancy Callum in this at this stage.

tell me how it goes

and how do we think bivol wouldve done vs gg

one thing ill say, despite the differences in the divisions, i dont think smith is really any smaller then most lhws. id think he could still be a physical prescene vs them

[samwbr]

I'd fancy Callum in this at this stage.

tell me how it goes

and how do we think bivol wouldve done vs gg

one thing ill say, despite the differences in the divisions, i dont think smith is really any smaller then most lhws. id think he could still be a physical prescene vs them

Right now Smith by TKO. Golovkin may have a struggle on physicality/youth. Bivol doesn't look that threatening as yet in the pro's, it may well come but today my money would be on Smith.

[jamamb]

cheers

meant groves btw , though even myself writing 'gg' thought golovkin for a second

i am excited about callums future, i hope hes matched ambitiously with more top guys like george , i think he can handle it, imo the best at smw. just seems a right nightmare to fight with that size, power, stamina, and those sharp hands with every punch, up and down. and ffs georgie can punch yet his shots pinged off callum.

callum super impressed me for a while but then seemed to stagnate when his matchmaking wasnt really progressing, but when the time came he delivered and showed how good he is. and that fielding wins looking better all the time. strikes me as a guy who brings the most out of him when hes matched tough. bring it on

[samwbr]

Plus he'll only get stronger at LHW you'd imagine.

[PredatorHayds]

I’m a huge fan of Bivol.
I’d favour him to stop Callum Smith.

He’s got a very high ring IQ he is very subtle but he’s got excellent footwork that always puts his opponents under pressure.

I think he’d break Callum down and stop him late.

[jamamb]

outclassing then knocking out barrera was a nice performance

[skanksta]

Being in the ring with Bivol is like being in Dexter's kill room

The way he languishes around the ring, lovingly showing the victim the sharpness of the scalpel... It's scary stuff

[Oiky]

Bivol would beat smith imo

[DrDuke]

I favour Bivol a bit over Smith in both weights. But this fight has more sense at the LHWs. Smith himself looks like a dried LHW. And I'd say, Bivol has more interesting unifying options in his division, why should he move down?

[brilo33]

i like smith but i think a few fights against the best in division will make him a top fighter, i rate bivol the best in light heavy , and the Russian is still improving , were boxing fans i want to see it, i assume at light heavy

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Dmitry Bivol-Callum Smith to be ordered by the WBO

The WBO have confirmed that unified light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will be ordered to defend his title against WBO interim titleholder Callum Smith.

Bivol has not fought since defeating Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed title in their rematch in February 2025. Since that contest Bivol was ordered to defend his WBC belt against mandatory challenger David Benavidez but was stripped after deciding to pursue a trilogy with Beterbiev instead. Bivol then suffered a back injury that has kept him out of the ring ever since.

The mandatories are now stacking up for Bivol, who will return next week (May 30) against leading IBF challenger Michael Eifert in Russia. Should he be successful as expected, WBO president Gustavo Olivieri has announced they will “enforce [Callum] Smith as Mandatory for [Dmitry] Bivol.”

Smith had been due to face David Morrell in April with the winner taking on Bivol later this year. An injury to Smith forced him out of the bout and Morrell elected to fight Zak Chelli on May 9 in what should have been a routine win. Chelli, in a major upset, stopped Morrell in the 10th round.

Olivieri also announced that should Bivol choose to not face his mandatory, then Smith would fight “the next highest available ranked contender” for the vacant belt.