Dmitry Bivol is a promotional free agent..... Huh?

[Mammoth]

Light heavyweight world titlist Dmitry Bivol, who made his fifth title defense by one-sided unanimous decision over Joe Smith on March 9 in Verona, New York, is aiming to return to the ring in August or September, manager Vadim Kornilov told ESPN. Bivol...

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

[sicko]

He needs to go to ESPN honestly, that is where the entire 175 Division is but yeah it is kinda confusing I thought he was locked in with DAZN

[Pigeons]

DAZN lost Beterbiev and Bivol?

[Mammoth]

Oooooooh, broadcast free agent. My bad.

[kafkod]

DAZN lost Beterbiev and Bivol?

So far as I know, Bivol and Beterbiev never had contracts with DAZN. They signed with Matchroom, not DAZN, and Hearn typically works with guys on a fight by fight basis. That's why you never hear of anybody sitting out, buying out, or going to court to try and get out of a Matchroom contract.

Eddie explained how he works in an interview with IFL. Nobody is "his fighter" they are his clients who use his services as and when they want to.

I think the only fighter Hearn has a long term contract with is AJ, because of the AJ/Matchroom/Sky UK exclusivity deal.

[MDPopescu]

... it's about ESPN, in fact... ( Bivol's promoter is Ryabinsky)...

[EasternEuroFan]

So far as I know, Bivol and Beterbiev never had contracts with DAZN. They signed with Matchroom, not DAZN, and Hearn typically works with guys on a fight by fight basis. That's why you never hear of anybody sitting out, buying out, or going to court to try and get out of a Matchroom contract.

Eddie explained how he works in an interview with IFL. Nobody is "his fighter" they are his clients who use his services as and when they want to.

I think the only fighter Hearn has a long term contract with is AJ, because of the AJ/Matchroom/Sky UK exclusivity deal.

Yeah

Even Bellew and Brook never had fixed contracts with Hearn. They just worked on a fight by fight agreement and basically had a kind of gentleman's agreement that he promotes their fights if he comes up with the right fight for them. Dillian Whyte doesn't have a contract either.

I think AJ is the only one that does. He does sometimes sign established fighters on a short 3 fight deal though i.e Khan and Ortiz.

You're right, that's why you never hear of fighters going to court with Hearn. If they want to switch promoters, they can, which is why DeGale went elsewhere and Josh Warrington too.

[kafkod]

Yeah

Even Bellew and Brook never had fixed contracts with Hearn. They just worked on a fight by fight agreement and basically had a kind of gentleman's agreement that he promotes their fights if he comes up with the right fight for them. Dillian Whyte doesn't have a contract either.

I think AJ is the only one that does. He does sometimes sign established fighters on a short 3 fight deal though i.e Khan and Ortiz.

You're right, that's why you never hear of fighters going to court with Hearn. If they want to switch promoters, they can, which is why DeGale went elsewhere and Josh Warrington too.

You can bet your life, if Josh Warrington had switched the other way, old fish-eyes Frank would have had him court quicker than a Lomachenko side-step!

[pillowfists98]

Yes he is. He't not a promotional free agent though he's signed with World of Boxing.

[DaBeastO]

bivol needs to go to Top rank/espn. That's where all the action is!!!