Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight champion of the world, announced that he has not yet signed a contract to fight Artur Beterbiev, the WBC, WBO, IBF world champion.
"Look, the fact of the matter is I don't know if he's signed a contract or not. And in fact, I myself have not signed a contract for this fight yet. But I've already said all my conditions and I've already been approved. It's just that usually, when the other half agreed verbally, then everyone signs. So I don't need to negotiate anything with me. I just need to send a paper and I will sign it. All the terms are agreed with me. I don't know their terms, whether they came to an agreement, but I try not to think about whether this fight will happen or not. I'm just preparing and believing that this fight is going to happen. I'm preparing for June 1."