Alvarez: “I shouldn’t have lost to Bivol, I’m better than him”

Saul Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) still cannot come to terms with the defeat from Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) and justifies himself at every opportunity. Last May, Canelo moved up 3.2 kilograms to face the WBA light heavyweight champion. Bivol turned out to be much better in the ring, although he won on the judges' cards with a small advantage - 115-113.

“I wasn’t 100% physically ready for this fight. I had problems with my arm, so I couldn’t train at full speed. Moreover, a week before the fight, I suffered a rib injury during training. Then I shouldn’t have entered the ring. This failure is still etched in my heart. This touched me deeply because I should not have lost to a person like Bivol. I’m simply better than him,” Canelo claims.

Let us remind you that Alvarez will put his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO super middleweight belts on the line on Saturday evening in a confrontation with Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs).