In 2022, the Mexican Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez had a failed foray into light heavyweight, after losing to Dmitry Bivol. There was speculation about a rematch, but the Russian boxer indicated that he does not have the man from Guadalajara on his agenda.
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“I don’t have it on my agenda…my mind is somewhere else right now. I have another route. Maybe in the future, we can confront each other again, but not in the short term,” Bivol said in an interview with Fight Hub.
Last Saturday, the Russian defended his crown as world light heavyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), after knocking out Malik Zinad in the sixth round.
On May 7, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ‘Canelo’ Alvarez He suffered his second defeat in the professional field. On that night, the judges unanimously gave the victory to Dmitry Bivol 115-113.
The same Russian boxer clarified that he was previously free and could drop to 168 pounds, but both his team and that of ‘Canelo’ Alvarez They did not reach an agreement.
“I was free and could choose different paths, I could go down to 168 pounds to fight him… we had the possibility of doing it for a couple of years, but his team and mine couldn’t reach an agreement, and I thought not There was a problem, and I kept going,” he mentioned.
Bivol reiterated that he can still go down to 168 pounds, but he currently has a contract with the Saudis and with Matchroom, so he now sees his future with these people and the options he has in his contract with them.
“It is not in the plans to go down to 168 pounds,” he noted.
Last May 4th, ‘Canelo’ Alvarez He defeated Jaime Munguía by unanimous decision, thus retaining his throne as undisputed super middleweight champion.
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2024-06-06 04:22:48