It was more of the same from Dmitry Bivol on Saturday.
The unbeaten WBA light heavyweight titleholder defeated fellow Russian Umar Salamov by a one-sided decision in a 12-round bout in Ekaterinburg. The scores were 119-109, 118-109 and 118-110.
Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) outboxed the capable Salamov (26-2, 19 KOs) from beginning to end, as he has done with most of his opponents.
The winner will now target bigger names, including fellow 175-pound titleholder Artur Beterbiev, He also has been mentioned as a potential opponent for super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez.