Promoter Bob Arum is furious about the IBF ordering undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev to defend his IBF belt against little-known

By Daniel Mukenya The IBF has ordered Artur Beterbiev to defend his undisputed championship against Germany’s Michael Eifert. This has affected the anticipated

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.

Promoter Bob Arum wants Artur Beterbiev to bypass his recently ordered IBF mandatory Michael Eifert to face Dmitry Bivol, Canelo Alvarez, or David Benavidez

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,

For years, boxing fans had waited to see Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol share the ring to crown an undisputed light heavyweight champion. The fight finally happened Saturday in Saudi Arabia with Beterbiev edging out a majority decision in a  fantastic tactical battle that saw momentum swing several times throughout the 12 rounds.

In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on Artur Beterbiev’s majority decision victory over Dmitry Bivol and a dream fight between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani.

Bivol was class in defeat, as expected, and praised Beterbiev; they had shared a unique respect for each other during the months and months it took to finally get the pair in the ring. They had also shared six years and nine months as world champions before the final bell separated Bivol from his belt.

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

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.

On Saturday, October 12, Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) became the first undisputed light heavyweight champion in the four-belt era, by defeating Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.