**Ekaterina Bivol**, the ex-wife of unified world light heavyweight champion (up to 79.4 kg) Dmitry Bivol from Russia, has announced her decision to change her surname.

“I haven’t slept for two days, but now I feel a tremendous sense of relief from this decision. For 2.5 years, I was constantly reminded of my last name. Dima called me hundreds of times asking me to ‘take back our family name.’ How absurd is that? I’ve always maintained that this last name belongs to my children, and I’m a part of the Bivol lineage. Dima has sisters, and I am the one who gave birth to two boys.

My maiden name is not actually my true family name; it was my stepfather’s surname. There’s a storyline behind that as well. I have decided that we will adopt my grandfather’s Uyghur surname. Very soon, it will be: Ekaterina Igorevna Jalilova, Miron Dmitrievich Jalilov, and Nikon Dmitrievich Jalilov. Dad, are you happy? I’m returning to my roots. Jalilovs. On social media, I’ll go by Jali, Katya Jali,” Ekaterina shared on her social media.