Bivol defeated Salamov at the tournament in Yekaterinburg and defended his WBA title

The fight between the athletes took place in Yekaterinburg (Russia).

Bivol won the boxing fight, which lasted all 12 rounds, by unanimous decision (119-109, 118-109, 118-110).

Thus, Bivol won the 19th career victory in the absence of defeats.

Salamov had 30 boxing matches, in which he has 28 victories.

Earlier it was reported that the fight between Teixeira and Kurbanov could take place in February 2022.