In September next year, a rematch between Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs). In the meantime, the parties are making conflicting statements. Canelo is rushing to light heavyweight, and the Russian declares his readiness to lose kilograms to the opponent's weight limit.
The Mexican superstar dominated the super middleweight division (76.2 kg), unifying all four championship belts. Bivol has long been on the throne of the light heavyweight division in the WBA (79.4 kg). And it was the World Boxing Association's light heavyweight title that was on the line when he defeated Alvarez six months ago.
Canelo announced his intention to return to the gym after rehabilitation in January, fight an interim fight in May, get back in shape and take revenge on the Russian in September in his weight class. “The rematch with Bivol will again take place in light heavyweight. Regardless of the limit, I can beat him, ”says the Mexican.
Meanwhile, the WBA champion is ready to shed some weight to become world champion in his second weight division.
“Why not have a rematch at super middleweight? In this case, there would be no room for any excuses on his part. Because I heard some excuses from Canelo, including that he fought not at his weight, but at mine. Then he talked about some problems during preparation and, finally, about problems with his hand. So let's have a rematch in the super middleweight category so that I don't listen to excuses again, ”said the Russian.
“It may have looked like an easy win, but I assure you it was not easy at all. It's like someone comes to your house to fix your furniture. From the outside it looks very simple, but try to do it yourself,” Bivol said about his victory over Alvarez.
