This mandatory defence for Bivol is happening in Russia. Bivol has been out of action healing after beating Beterbiev.
Crazy work that a p4p unified and Ring champ is fighting basically in obscurity. More a case of getting the mandatory out of the way but still. Roy spent a couple years plastered everywhere becoming a super star doing that
. Always a pleasure to watch Bivol operate in there.
Oh we have a live band jamming out dad tunes too ![]()
Bivol knocked down his opponent with a left hook in the first round
Welp, don’t blink. Bivol drops Eifel with a wider left hook, Eifel up but completely out of his depth. Bit of a delayed reaction. Bivol looking sharp very early.
Was going to make an Eiffel tower falling joke then realized I was calling him by the wrong name ![]()
Bivol landing the better counters in the second round.
Challenger doing better in the third round, still losing the round.
3-0 Bivol looks like he’s sitting down more of fast counters that round. Eifert doing what he can shooting wide rights but two steps and a level or two behind.
Eifert is taking the shots better now at the end of the fourth round
4th Bivol Eifert badly left in wide open spots trying to land that right. These guys don’t need to be touching gloves and giving atta boys after the rounds either ![]()
Bivol turning it up last 30 seconds of the 5th. Big focus on left to the body this round. 5-zip Bivol
Bivol boxing the ears off Eifert in the 5th.
Rinse & repeat 6th
Bivol footwork is still beautiful as he avoids the wild punches coming his way.
Paint job 7th for Bivol

Bivol should step on it and try and put Eifert away.
Bivol landing some hurtful body shots in the 8th
8-0 Eifert hasn’t come remotely close to nicking a round. Agreed Master would love to see Bivol press his masterclass advantages…assert some hurt. Guess that goes for any champ tbf ![]()
9-0. Honestly though, why in the world did he let up on the body and left hook last few rounds. Eifert was not likng that.