Kornilov: “Bivol should earn more”

Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) became a victim of his own success. After a great last year and victories over Saul Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez, Bivol has not fought yet this year. At least, this is what the long-time manager of the WBA light heavyweight champion Vadim Kornilov thinks.

“Many factors influence the final fee, but in my opinion, after his recent achievements, my fighter should earn at least $5 million for each fight. After all, in the last two fights, Dmitry defeated first Canelo and then Zurdo, thanks to which he entered the top five without division into weight categories. A few years ago, Canelo’s opponents were paid 10 million just for entering the ring, so in market conditions my fighter should now receive at least 15-20 million for subsequent starts. In my opinion, 5 million is the absolute minimum. We didn't bargain at all before the Canelo fight because we felt we had a chance. We were not interested in money, but in opportunities, and that’s why we agreed to fight Alvarez. Dmitry earned little then, but he took advantage of the opportunity, won and now should earn much more,” Kornilov said.