Yahoo Sports reports that Lineal light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol ends his hiatus from the ring on May 30, defending his unified titles against the IBF's No.
1-ranked contender Michael Eifert in a headlining bout from Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Bivol was forced to sit out after scoring a career-best win over Artur Beterbiev last February because a lingering back injury required surgery and kept him out of the ring for 15 months.
Eifert has long sat atop the IBF's rankings, due a mandatory shot at Bivol's title per the sanctioning body's rules, and finally received his call with Bivol in need of a tune-up as he returns from his longest layoff since COVID-19.
With a win, Bivol could turn toward a rubber match against Beterbiev, or yet another undisputed showdown against the WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez.
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