Canelo Alvarez continues to be all in favour of avenging his loss to gentle heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol from 2022. The Mexican star Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) says he’d wish to return to 175 to face Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs), and a few consider he may face him if it’s for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship subsequent.
The Undisputed Dream
It will be supreme for Canelo to lastly face Bivol in a rematch if it’s for the undisputed championship at 175 as a result of he would have the chance to cement his legacy forever.
Capturing all 4 belts at gentle heavyweight can be an incredible accomplishment for Canelo and a method for him to get again at David Benavidez on the identical time. Benavidez has been hounding him for a combat for the final 5 years, and his followers have turn out to be an annoyance, like a bunch of houseflies.
Bivol, 33, faces IBF, WBC, and WBO champion Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) subsequent on October twelfth for the undisputed championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. If Bivol is victorious in that combat, he’ll have three choices:
- Artur Beterbiev: rematch
- David Benavidez: WBC obligatory
- Canelo Alvarez
The cash and fame that Bivol can get combating a rematch with Canelo can be sufficiently big to steer him away from combating an instantaneous rematch with Artur Beterbiev or defending towards the ‘Mexican Monster’ Benavidez.
“If attainable, it’s yet one more time at 175 in a rematch with Bivol,” mentioned Canelo Alvarez to the Pound 4 Pound YouTube channel, eager to avenge his loss to Dmitry Bivol at gentle heavyweight. “I feel it’s the one combat that may occur towards him.”
Bivol’s Rising Inventory
Canelo shouldn’t wait for much longer if he desires to return to the 175-lb division to combat Bivol once more. Bivol’s reputation will shoot by the roof if he’s victorious towards the unbeaten three-belt knockout artist Beterbiev on October twelfth.
Even when Canelo is overwhelmed once more by Bivol, he received’t take as a lot flak from followers, given the circumstances of who he’d be dealing with. Dropping to Terence Crawford or David Benavidez would lead to a a lot larger backlash for Canelo.
“If Bivol has good situation and a great sport plan to go out and in, he wins,” mentioned Canelo when requested who wins the Artur Beterbiev vs. Bivol gentle heavyweight unification combat on October twelfth in Riyadh.
“If he [Bivol] goes to the nook or the ropes, it’s going to be exhausting for him as a result of Beterbiev is a really exhausting fighter,” mentioned Canelo.
Bivol received’t final lengthy if he’s trapped towards the ropes by Beterbiev as a result of he’s not an inside fighter, and he’s already been uncovered as being weak to exhausting punchers. Lyndon Arthur had Bivol harm of their combat final December in Riyadh when he closed the gap, and nailed him with a giant shot on the within.
