“Firstly, I am not Sergey Kovalev. I am a different fighter compared to Sergey. I spoke to him and he said that he simply did not have enough time to prepare. After the seventh round, he just felt empty. I am thinking about it and working on it.
Of course, I respect Canelo. By far, he is the best opponent in my career, because the whole world knows him. He has proven to be one of the best. Canelo has belts in four weight classes. Naturally, I respect him. If I don’t respect him, then it will be stupid to go into the ring and fight him, ”Bivol said at a press conference dedicated to the fight with Canelo.
Recall that in November 2019, Alvarez knocked out Kovalev in the 11th round and took away the WBO light heavyweight title from him. On May 7, Canelo is due to fight Bivol.