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Canelo merges with a rematch with Bivol. Afraid to snatch away from the Russian again?
Dmitry Bivol and Saul Alvarez / Photo: © Al Bello / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The second fight with the Russian champion was put on the back burner. The cowardly Mexican found a less formidable opponent.
The boxing match between Dmitry Bivol and Saul Alvarez provided for a mandatory rematch if the Mexican lost. After the defeat, Canelo began to declare that he wanted to immediately rehabilitate himself, and Dimitri agreed to give him such an opportunity.
Boxing experts and fans have already discussed possible scenarios for the second fight between these athletes. Even preliminary dates were called.
But Alvarez suddenly changed plans and refused to fight Bivol anytime soon.
Don’t want to hit again?
“We must continue what we started”
The defeat of Alvarez in the fight with Bivol came as a surprise to most viewers and experts who followed this confrontation. Immediately after the loss, Canelo stated that he was ready to re-enter the ring to fight the Russian boxer in the near future. It was planned that the athletes will enter the ring in September.
But the Mexican, apparently moving away from the defeat and soberly assessing his capabilities, abruptly changed his plans. On Monday, Alvarez named the next opponent. They suddenly became not Bivol, but 40-year-old Gennady Golovkin.
– We have already signed a contract with Gennady Golovkin before, so we must continue what we started. I think it will be the two biggest fights in boxing, the fight with Golovkin and the rematch with Bivol, ”Alvarez announced his decision in an interview with ESPN.
The boxer also clarified that he does not refuse revenge, but the fight will take place after the fight with Golovkin.
The confrontation between Canelo and Gennady has a rich history. Opponents have already met twice in the ring. In both fights, GGG failed to win. The first confrontation ended in a draw, and in the second the Mexican won.
Almost four years have passed since the last fight. Golovkin is not getting any younger. He has already exchanged his fifth decade, and age is clearly not in his favor. Canelo is in his prime right now. Of course, one can note the winning streak of the Kazakhstani in recent fights, but the rivals of the legend from Kazakhstan were completely passable.
Bivol only wants a rematch with Alvarez for the money
Canelo’s unexpected decision, it seems, did not really upset the team of Dmitry Bivol. The boxer’s manager Vadim Kornilov shared the Russian’s immediate plans in the light of new events.
– We understood that for Canelo now the fight with Gennady is probably more attractive. We are still monitoring the situation. Dima has many different options: the winner of the fight Beterbiev – Smith, Ramirez, Benavidez, maybe even Munguia, – Kornilov said in an interview with Match TV.
The well-known Russian promoter Vladimir Khryunov expressed doubt that a re-fight between Dmitry and Saul would take place at all.
I don’t think Canelo will ever face Bivol again in his life. This is a move by promoter Eddie Hearn, who, in his opinion, overpaid Canelo. For me it was predictable. Alvarez was defeated. He could not hit Bivol in any position. He doesn’t know and doesn’t understand this boxing,” Khryunov told Match TV.
Indeed, the unification fight looks more preferable for Bivol. From the duel with Alvarez, he got everything he could. Dmitry attracted additional attention to himself from the American audience, and also proved to skeptics that he could box with top class opponents. However, no other fight will bring Dimitri as much money as a rematch with Canelo.
Alvarez, on the other hand, needs to return to the victorious path, which is why he needs a third fight with a veteran from Kazakhstan. But, if you do not smooth the corners, then his decision can be called not strategic, but frankly cowardly. Apparently, once again grabbing from the Russian boxer with a multimillion-dollar audience is not included in the plans of the promoted Mexican.
Source: Sportbox
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Former world heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs).
“You know my next opponent. Usyk challenged me to a fight. He said he wanted to meet me in the ring. I accepted the challenge. “I push horses” and “I feel it, I feel it hard.”
What’s my plan? Be smart, be faster, use my agility, be tough, get in the ring and knock him out. I am known for my strength, I need to show it. “I’ve been through a tough journey in my life, but I’m back and ready to beat Usyk,” Wilder said.
The American had 49 fights in the professional ring and won 44 victories (43 of them ahead of schedule). In June, Wilder knocked out his compatriot Tyrell Herndon, ending his two defeats in 2023 and 2024.
Usyk last appeared in the ring in July, when he stopped Briton Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became the absolute world champion but lost a title by refusing to defend his WBO belt in October.
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue After beating David, Picasso commented on his place in the pound-for-pound rankings.
Inoue said, “Yes Usyk came to watch my fight. But I should have done much better in the fight. So I won’t say anything about the P4P rankings, I will do much better next time.”
On Saturday, December 27, a large-scale Ring V boxing night was held at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The main event of the show was the fight for the title of absolute world champion, where Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Mexican rival Alan David Picasso fought. The Japanese boxer managed to win a convincing victory – the fight went through all 12 rounds.
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Japanese boxer after fight in Riyadh Naoya Inoue He shared his impressions of his victory over Mexican David Picasso (119–109, 120–108, 117–111):
“Honestly, I’m tired. The point wasn’t that I had four fights a year, it was that I had to prepare very hard for each of those four fights. When you’re in this process, you tolerate it because you only think about the fight, but now that it’s over, I see that I definitely gave it everything I had.”
“I don’t want to disrespect Picasso, but I wanted to show the difference between us a little more clearly and knock him out. I couldn’t meet the expectations and I couldn’t box the way I wanted. Nothing has been decided yet, but I would be happy to organize a fight that will excite the whole of Japan.”
Japanese Junto Nakatani He talked about his victory over Sebastian Hernandez (118-110, 115-113, 115-113):
“This fight was an experience for me. I moved up to this weight class to win a championship, so if I get that chance, I want to take it.”
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