It seems that Bivol will be forced to defend his belt against the undefeated Mexican.
Dmitry Bivol, and the number one challenger. Super Light Heavyweight Champion, in the category Dmitry Bivol, and the number one challenger in the class.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee will fight between the body's Gilberto. Zurdo Ramírez.
The pioneer entity sent the communication to the teams of both fighters this Monday, July 11, in which it explained that they would have 30 days to negotiate the fight, as established by the WBA regulations. This period expires on August 10.
Bivol's championship period is conditioned to a term of 24 months, and his last mandatory fight was on March 3, 2018. His next should be after March 2020. For that reason, he must face Ramírez.
Bivol is coming off defeating Saúl Álvarez in his most recent fight, which took place in May.
For his part, Ramírez earned the right to be the official challenger after beating Dominic Boesel also in May and being first in line to face the champion.
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