WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is on the precipice of perhaps the biggest night of his professional boxing career. However, his ex-wife, Ekaterina Bivol, seems to have made it her goal to bring the Russian undefeated boxer to justice through social media. The 33-year-old is slated to lock horns with IBF, WBO, and WBC light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on October 12th.

The fight will determine who will become the undisputed light-heavyweight champion since Roy Jones Jr. in 1999. However, weeks away from the historic skirmish at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bivol’s ex-wife has accused him of being stingy with the child support checks for their two sons, Miron and Nikon Bivol.

This comes on the heels of a series of posts alleging domestic abuse, abandonment, and a refusal to pay adequate child support made by Kate Bivol for the past few weeks. The duo initially separated back in August 2023—after sixteen years of marriage. In October last year, Ekaterina accused Bivol and his mother of allegedly physically and psychologically abusing her while providing photographic evidence of the bruises sustained during the abuse. However, the authenticity of these pictures hasn’t been proven as of the time of writing.

Bivol himself has yet to comment on his separation or the allegations levied against him by his ex-wife. Since then, Ekaterina has been very vocal on her social media accounts, where she, from time to time, accuses Bivol of being a horrible husband and a worse father to his two sons. Today seems to have been one of those days. 

Turning to her Instagram stories, Bivol’s ex-wife demanded that the Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan native be canceled for not paying enough money in child support while accusing Bivol of having secret overseas bank accounts to hide his wealth. “Cancel Bivol for paying only [$]1100 per month for both kids! He is hiding his foreign bank accounts,” Ekaterina wrote. 

Meanwhile, Dmitry Bivol has revealed that winning the upcoming fight has been his ultimate goal since he was 6, driving him to make numerous sacrifices along the way.

Dmitry Bivol sheds light on the final step of his career

Becoming undisputed can be the ultimate goal for a boxer, and Bivol seems to have it just beyond his grasp, as he gears up to fight Beterbiev. For Bivol, this fight is not just about the belts, but about realizing a lifelong dream. “This is my goal when I came to pro boxing, to be the best in the light heavyweight division, and this is the final fight to prove myself,” Bivol was quoted saying by Boxing Scene. 

He especially emphasized all the sacrifices he had to make along the way to make it to where he is today since he was six years old, dedicating his life to the sport of boxing. “I sacrificed so much in my life. This is the final step. Did I do everything right or not? I want to make it that I did everything right,” he added.  Meanwhile, Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, called the upcoming bout “one that goes down in history” and “the best fight that can be made in boxing today.”

On the one hand, Bivol’s ex-wife, Ekaterina Bivol, has a list of accusations against the Russian boxer. On the other, Dmitry Bivol is just shy of achieving everything he ever dreamt of. Who is on the right here? Will these statements from Bivol’s ex-wife affect the upcoming bout?