Hearn Opens Bivol-Benavidez Talks for 175-Pound Title

Dmitry bivol and David Benavidez are in early talks for an undisputed light heavyweight fight, with Eddie Hearn saying discussions have started for the 175-pound title matchup. If both men win their May fights, all four major belts could be on the line.

Hearn on De Cubas

Hearn said the conversations have already reached Benavidez’s co-promoter, Luis De Cubas, and he framed the bout as the kind of challenge top fighters should want. “That’s a fight that we’re discussing with Louis De Cubas,” Hearn said to Fight Hub TV.

He added: “We need guys like that who want to be great. Want to win the belts, want to become unified and undisputed, want to become multi-weight world champions,”

Four belts at 175

The stakes are clear from the title split at light heavyweight. Bivol holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, while Benavidez owns the WBC title, which is why a deal between them would settle the division if the timing lines up after their next assignments.

Benavidez is scheduled to face Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in a cruiserweight title fight on May 2 in Las Vegas. Ramirez is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion, and the bout comes at a 200-pound limit, one weight class above light heavyweight.

Bivol in Russia

Bivol is set to defend against Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia. If he gets through that defense and Benavidez clears his May date, the talks Hearn opened would move from possibility to a fight that could decide a single champion across all four major belts at 175 pounds.

For fans tracking the division, the immediate path is simple: each man has to handle a May fight before the undisputed discussion can become a real title assignment. The next stretch will sort out whether the division’s belts stay split or finally land in one place.