Artur Beterbiev has been ordered to defend his IBF light-heavyweight title against the mandatory challenger, a day after Dmitry Bivol appealed to the four sanctioning bodies to back an immediate rematch.

The main reason why Dmitrii Bivol sought to secure an immediate rematch with Artur Beterbiev has now come to light. The Ring has confirmed that Beterbiev was ordered by the IBF to next face Germany’s Michael Eifert,

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol's undisputed light heavyweight title rematch hit a major hurdle on Thursday after the IBF ordered Beterbiev to face its mandatory challenger, Michael Eifert.

In the latest effort to sabotage all the work it took to create an undisputed champion, unbeaten, four-belt light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev learned Wednesday that he faces a mandatory fight with an obscure opponent or risks being stripped of his International Boxing Federation strap.

The IBF has thrown a wrench into plans for a rematch between undisputed four-belt light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol by ordering the

Undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has been ordered by the IBF to defend against his mandatory Michael Eifert (13-1, 5 KOs) of Germany next.

Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) made history on October 12 by defeating Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) for the undisputed light heavyweight crown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dmitry Bivol’s team have formally submitted a request for an immediate rematch against Artur Beterbiev after his highly controversial world title defeat. Bivol and Beterbiev met in Saudi Arabia in a historic undisputed title showdown to crown the light heavyweight division’s first sole champion since Roy Jones Jr 25 years ago.

Respected boxing trainer Robert Garcia spent some time talking to Fight Hub TV about his impressions of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight. Garcia points out that he thinks Bivol’s performance in the final rounds of the fight might’ve cost him the win,