The IBF announced that a purse bid for light heavyweight champion Dimitrii Bivol's mandatory defense against Michael Eifert of Germany has been rescheduled from February 13th to February 20th. Bivol (pictured) is the true world champion of the 175-pound division based on his winning the second of two undisputed championship bouts against fellow Russian Artur Beterbiev. But he has not fought since February of 2025. Eifert is very lightly credentialed at 13-1, with his best win coming in March 2023 in an IBF eliminator vs. former world champion Jean Pascal. Eifert has only fought once since then, against a nondescript opponent, instead choosing to wait for this IBF title shot to come. Bivol is also recognized as champion by the WBA and WBO, so there is little pressure on him to actually fight Eifert if he is not inclined to do so.