Boxing-Bivol to defend light-heavy titles against Britain's Smith in Russia on Dec 12拳击手比沃尔将于12月12日在俄罗斯迎战英国拳手史密斯，卫冕轻重量级拳王头衔。
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russia's light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol will defend his titles against Britain's Callum Smith in Yekaterinburg on December 12, Matchroom Boxing said on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol - Media Workouts - Boulevard City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - February 19, 2025 Artur Beterbiev during his workout REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russia's light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol will defend his titles against Britain's Callum Smith in Yekaterinburg on December 12, Matchroom Boxing said on Monday.
Bivol, 35, holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine titles while Liverpool-born Smith, 36, holds the WBO's interim belt and is that body's mandatory challenger.
Former undisputed champion Bivol relinquished the WBC belt last year while seeking a third fight against Russian-born Canadian Artur Beterbiev that has yet to happen. Smith lost to Beterbiev in 2024, with the Russian then beating Bivol before losing a rematch.
Bivol, who had elbow surgery in July, has won 25 of his 26 fights while Smith has a record of 31 wins and two defeats from 33.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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伦敦，10 月 12 日（路透社）——Matchroom Boxing 周一表示，俄罗斯轻重量级世界冠军德米特里·比沃尔将于 12 月 12 日在叶卡捷琳堡迎战英国选手卡勒姆·史密斯，卫冕他的冠军头衔。
35岁的比沃尔拥有WBA、WBO、IBF和《拳台》杂志的冠军头衔，而36岁的利物浦出生的史密斯拥有WBO的临时冠军头衔，并且是该组织的强制挑战者。
前无可争议的冠军比沃尔去年放弃了WBC金腰带，当时他正寻求与俄罗斯裔加拿大拳手阿图尔·贝特比耶夫进行三番战，但这场比赛至今尚未举行。史密斯在2024年输给了贝特比耶夫，之后贝特比耶夫击败了比沃尔，但在复赛中再次失利。
比沃尔在 7 月份接受了肘部手术，在他参加的 26 场比赛中赢了 25 场，而史密斯在 33 场比赛中取得了 31 胜 2 负的战绩。
（艾伦·鲍德温报道，普里塔·萨卡尔编辑）
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