Whenever you pin Dmitry Bivol down or discard him as an underdog, he proves you wrong. It happened with the Canelo Alvarez fight and it might happen with the Artur Beterbiev fight too. But when he’ll be throwing punches in the ring, he will not see anyone from his family cheering for him at such a big stage. Why is it so? Because of his altercation with his now ex-wife, Ekaterina Bivol.

Bivol and Ekaterina shared a typical love story, meeting at an airport, falling for each other, and realizing marriage was the fix their love needed. However, it didn’t turn out the way they imagined. Difficulties started soon and after all the measures to reconcile them failed, they decided to part ways. With Bivol’s monumental fight coming, there were questions of whether he would have his sons in his corner to boost his confidence. But it seems that’s not the case.

Ekaterina turned to her Instagram handle and shared a post where she posed with her two sons and wrote, “We are FAMILY” in the caption. However, a fan enquired about Bivol, 33, asking for his kids to be present at his fight. The fan had asked, “Has Bivol asked for his kids to be at the artur fight?” In response, Ekaterina replied, “Nope.”

Therefore, she has dismissed the possibility of their sons attending the historic fight. This might come as a shock to many fans, as his sons were standing and celebrating Bivol’s win against Malik Zinad in the squared circle. This might help boost Ekaterina’s case, where she, in the past, had blasted the WBA champion for retreating from his responsibility of providing for his two sons. She had declared, “Cancel Bivol for paying only [$]1100 per month for both kids!” What’s more? She has spit more ugly truths about the Tokmok native.

Ekaterina shows a mirror to Dmitry Bivol!

In the latest post on Instagram, Ekaterina bashed Bivol and expressed how his sons had grown a feeling of resentment for the light heavyweight champion. She wrote, “You are a disgrace to my sons. Every day they talk about you with resentment… You gonna lose anyway. You have lost the best sons in the world, they are the decoration of my life… But even the fact that you refused your children does not exempt you from child support.”

Ekaterina has been rallying support for Beterbiev to collect a win and clinch the undisputed crown. She even once exposed Bivol’s medical history publically and extended her support to Alvarez, as she believed the huge payout from the fight had made him a “devil.” While she has been vocal about the dynamic between her and Bivol, the latter has refused to comment on it. It seems he might have to do with family support in the biggest fight of his career.

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