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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J | Unbeaten Bivol beats Pascal to retain light heavyweight belt

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol retained his light heavyweight championship Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jean Pascal.

The Russian won by scores of 119-109 on two cards and 117-111 on the third in the bout at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Etess Arena.

Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs), who owns the WBA’s version of the 175-pound title, said he wanted to…