If there may be one fighter that is aware of find out how to get the higher of Canelo Alvarez, it’s former world mild heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
The 34-year-old from Russia grew to become solely the second man to defeat the Mexican celebrity after they clashed in Could 2022. In his second look at 175lbs, Canelo fell quick in a 12-round battle with the previous WBA mild heavyweight champion, struggling to get the higher of the naturally larger man.
Since then Bivol has gone on to problem for the undisputed mild heavyweight championship towards Artur Beterbiev, shedding in an especially shut contest final October, earlier than avenging that loss in a rematch final month in Saudi Arabia.
As for Canelo, the 34-year-old is about to face four-weight world champion Terence Crawford later this yr, in one of many greatest fights boxing has to supply. Crawford is predicted to leap up two weight divisions to problem for the Mexican’s unified WBC, WBA and WBO titles at 168lbs.
Talking in an interview after his victory over Canelo, Bivol revealed what he felt was a major weak point of the Mexican icon, which might play in to the fingers of ‘Bud’ forward of their showdown this yr.
“Possibly his mistake is he throws solely arduous punches. After arduous punches he relaxes and he’s drained.”
Canelo and Crawford have reportedly agreed to a mega struggle that’s anticipated to happen in Las Vegas this September. Though an official announcement is but to be made, the overall consensus is that each fighters have signed for the bout, which can be one of many greatest within the sports activities lengthy historical past.
