Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
American journalist Dan Rafael reports that Bivol has signed his contract for his side of the deal to face Beterbiev next.

However, Beterbiev must first beat his WBC mandatory challenger Callum Smith on January 13.

If Beterbiev does emerge victorious though, he can then negotiate his side of the deal to face Bivol and potentially sign to finalise the fight in 2024.

https://talksport.com/sport/1695168/...-callum-smith/
Yarde, Buatsi and the rest of the 175 camp are waiting on the belts to be split up as there’s no way any of them beat Beterbiev/Bivol.

Expect their shot to happen late 2024 when the IBF gets pulled away instantly from the undisputed winner!