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- Russia will host Dmitry Bivol's title defense against Michael Eifert at the UMMC Arena on May 30.
- Benavidez, who will move up to cruiserweight on May 2 to fight Gilberto Ramirez, says he outperformed Bivol in their eight-year-old sparring and that Bivol avoided a unification bout.
- Eddie Hearn confirmed that Bivol's team has discussed a potential Benavidez-Bivol fight with Benavidez’s manager Luis De Cubas Jr.
