Dmitry Bivol is regarded as one of the best up-and-coming talents in the light heavyweight division. Now, he makes his first 175-pound title defense, as well as his HBO debut, when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DMITRY BIVOL VS. TRENT BROADHURST is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 4 at 5:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from Monaco’s Salle Medecin Monte Carlo, followed by a primetime replay that same evening at 9:45 p.m. (ET/PT). The HBO Sports team will call all the action from ringside, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino. Photos by Lawrence Lustig.

The fight will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.

Russia’s Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) meets Australia’s Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round title bout. Boasting a knockout-to-win ratio above 80%, the dangerous Bivol, 26, is on a quest for worldwide recognition and looks to fast-track his way in the talent-rich light heavyweight division. Broadhurst, 29, has compiled a 13-fight winning streak since absorbing his first loss in 2011 and hopes to spring a major upset.

The Monte Carlo telecast continues HBO’s initiative of presenting intriguing fights from across the Atlantic in a late-Saturday afternoon time slot. In the past three years, HBO Boxing has also visited London, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Hamburg and Dusseldorf.

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WEIGHTS

6 x 3 mins Super-Lightweight contest

HARLEM EUBANK (10st 1lb 1oz) v ABOUBEKER BECHELAGHEM (9st 13lbs 15oz)

12 x 3 mins European Heavyweight Championship

AGIT KAYABEL (16st 13lbs 3oz) v DERECK CHISORA (18st 2lbs 3oz)

12 x 3 mins WBA Featherweight World Championship Eliminator

SCOTT QUIGG (8st 13lbs 9oz) v OLEG YEFIMOVICH (8st 13lbs 15oz)

12 x 3 mins WBA Bantamweight World Championship

JAMIE McDONNELL (8st 5lbs 8oz) v LIBORIO SOLIS (8st 5lbs 11oz)

12 x 3 mins WBA Light-Heavyweight World Championship

DMITRY BIVOL (174.4) v TRENT BROADHURST (175)

(St Petersburg, Russia)                (Australia)

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