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Russian boxer (born 1990)
Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol is a Kyrgyzstani-Russian professional boxer. He won the undisputed light-heavyweight title in February 2025, and has held the unified championship since April 2025, as well as the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles since February 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2024. He also held the IBO title during his first reign as champion.
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Callum John Smith is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light-heavyweight title since 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine super-middleweight titles from 2018 to 2020. Both of his titles were won during the World Boxing Super Series tournament, in which he won the Muhammad Ali Trophy. At regional level, he has held multiple super-middleweight championships, including the British and European titles between 2015 and 2017. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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