Dmitry Bivols ex-wife bombarded with abuse after | Boxing News

Supporters of Dmitry Bivol have unleashed a barrage of repugnant feedback in the direction of his former companion following his victory over Artur Beterbiev for the light-heavyweight world championship. Bivol exacted revenge on Beterbiev with a triumphant exhibiting of their rematch staged in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

Beterbiev had snatched a contentious win of their inaugural encounter final October, however relinquished his crown as Bivol put on a masterclass in Riyadh. The judges have been divided, one scoring the match a tie, whereas the remaining two noticed it 116-112 and 115-113 in Bivol’s favour, crowning the Russian because the unquestioned titleholder throughout the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF within the light-heavyweight class.

However, it was Bivol’s detractors who made a beeline for his ex-wife Ekaterina’s Instagram, taunting her with his success. Ekaterina and Dmitry’s divorce was not solely extremely publicised but in addition bitterly contested in 2023, during which she levelled accusations of abuse and domineering behaviour on the boxer during their union.

Her act of siding with Beterbiev within the earlier bout and reveling in Bivol’s loss didn’t sit effectively with his followers. She purportedly antagonised them by posting: “Karma caught up with this a**hole. Artur, I’m happy for you. Now, my work is in court.”

Furthermore, she is alleged to have expressed: “F***, honestly, that’s what you deserve. You got scared. Karma reached Bivol. Go f*** yourself. No, honestly, go f*** yourself. I was right.”

After Bivol’s rematch victory, his ex-wife Ekaterina confronted a barrage of abuse online from his followers. Commenters invaded her social media with essential messages like, “Change the last name, you’re spoiling the last name of the champion,” and “God, what a thrill to come here after the fight, I was looking forward to it more than the fight itself! ” Another commenter heralded, “Justice exists”.

The couple, who have been collectively for a decade and have two sons, Miron and Nikon, have been embroiled in controversy as Ekaterina has accused Bivol of home abuse, pushing her in the direction of abortion, and neglecting his financial duties to their youngsters, which he has denied.

Meanwhile, a triumphant Bivol mirrored on his victory: “I’m so happy. I went through a lot the last few years. I lost and I felt a little bit easier, I didn’t have as much pressure like last time. I just wanted to work from the first round until the end of the 12th. I did enough.”

He added, “I was better, I was pushing myself more, I was more confident, I was lighter, I just wanted to win so much today. I just told myself he could start from the beginning to destroy me and disturb me, it was hard to keep him distanced over the first four rounds. I was tired but he was tired also. I had to punch more.”