mexican superstar Saul Alvarez said he wants a rematch with Dmitry Bivol took place in the same division as their first meeting - in light heavyweight. In May, Bivol outboxed Canelo for a dominant unanimous decision win. After that, Canelo returned to super middleweight and defended his title of the undisputed champion in a trilogy with Gennady Golovkin in September.
Canelo plans to make another defense in May before rematching Bivol in September. There were rumors that Canelo could force Bivol to come down to 76kg to fight for WBO, WBA, IBF, WBC titles. However, Canelo says he wants to try Bivol's belt one more time.
“The weight will be the same, that’s all,” Canelo said in an interview with La Saga. “Of course I can win. It's not about faith, but about what I know and what I can. It's a top priority for me right now."
Recently, Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez advised Canelo to avoid a rematch with Bivol because he could lose again. “I respect Chavez,” Canelo replied. - I will always respect him. The champion knows this, but in the end it's not about what he wants."
Canelo claims he's focused on the rematch because he feels he wasn't 100% fit in the first fight. Alvarez recently underwent surgery for a wrist injury that he says prevented him from properly preparing for his first fight with Bivol.
“This is what I want to do and I know I can win,” Canelo said. - Because I know how I went to this fight, I know what I can do and what I will do. I didn't train the way I wanted because of my injured arm and such. I was one or two rounds short of winning. The fight was very competitive. Because I didn't have a proper training camp, I won the first rounds and then I started to get tired. I think that I did not give 100%, but he did. He Bivol can’t add anything else, but I can.”
