Eddie Hearn works closely with Turki Al Al-Sheikh and also represents Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs). The British promoter commented on the decision of the WBC management, which deprived Bivol of one of the four heavyweight championship belts.
Bivol, in accordance with previous agreements, wants to complete a trilogy with Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs). However, the WBC management insisted on a mandatory defense of his fight against David Benavides (30-0, 24 KOs). In the end, Bivol had to give up the title.
Then the head of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, said that Bivol should have earned up to $8 million dollars for the fight with Benavides.
"I hear all this outrage from people about Bivol turning down the fight with Benavides for $8 million dollars. So what? With all due respect, he made over 8 million for both his first and second fight with Beterbiev. I don't really understand this pressure from the WBC. From the very beginning we announced the third fight, if the two fights between Bivol and Beterbiev will result in a draw. In my opinion, the third fight should also be a draw for all four championship belts," said Hearn.
