Canelo Alvarez is seeking to outmaneuver David Benavidez by preventing towards Dmitry Bivol subsequent if he’s victorious towards Artur Beterbiev to seize the undisputed mild heavyweight championship.
Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) has a superb opportunity of knocking out Bivol on October twelfth. So that will foil Canelo’s dream of preventing Bivol subsequent Might for the undisputed mild heavyweight championship on Cinco de Mayo.
Why Not Beterbiev?
If Canelo needed to be brave, he can be keen to struggle Beterbiev as properly, however he is aware of his limitations. Combating a pure boxer like Bivol is a contest story than preventing a brutal knockout artist like Beterbiev.
Canelo sidestepped Beterbiev years in the past when he chosen the previous his prime 36-year-old Sergey Kovalev in 2019 when shifting as much as 175. He then did it once more when he selected to struggle Bivol in 2022 fairly than Beterbiev, who held two belts.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has been banking on preventing the winner of the Bivol vs. Beterbiev 175-lb championship struggle on October twelfth, however Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) could steal his plate of meals from his desk. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless an opportunity that ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez will get the well-paying winner if Beterbiev wins. Canelo doesn’t wish to struggle Beterbiev. He solely needs Bivol.
Bivol had needed a rematch with Canelo for his undisputed tremendous middleweight titles in 2022 after beating him, however the Mexican star wasn’t . So, why would Bivol wish to entertain the concept of letting Canelo struggle him for the undisputed at 175 if he comes out victorious towards Beterbiev?
Mike Coppinger states that Canelo instructed him that he needs Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) subsequent Might for a rematch. He misplaced to Bivol by a 12 spherical unanimous resolution in 2022, and he’s needed to avenge that defeat. He may lastly get the chance and with lots to achieve by preventing him for the undisputed mild heavyweight championship.
Bivol hasn’t stated if he can be open to the concept of preventing Canelo once more. The Russian fighter could make a ton of cash preventing a right away rematch with Beterbiev as a result of followers can be fascinated about seeing a second struggle, offered their October twelfth contest is aggressive.
His Excellency Turki Alalshkikh must be keen to let Canelo struggle Bivol as an alternative of placing collectively a rematch with Beterbiev. It’s believed they’ve a rematch clause for a second struggle. Canelo can be getting in the best way of that.
