David Benavidez is WBC Light Heavyweight Champion

Kyrgyzstani fighter Dmitry Bivol notified the World Boxing Council, through his attorney Patrick English, that he is vacating the WBC light heavyweight title.

Bivol became the WBC light heavyweight champion by defeating Artur Beterbiev via majority decision in a great fight, held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in February.

Benavidez defended his interim WBC light heavyweight title also in February, defeating Cuban David Morrell in a tough, exacting fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The World Boxing Council wishes Bivol success in his future and hereby confirm David Benavidez as the WBC light heavyweight world champion.