Dmitry Bivol assures that he is not thinking about a rematch with Canelo Álvarez: “I have my own paths”

Dmitry Bivol, light heavyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), assured that does not think about the possible revenge with Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and does not believe that this duel will happen in the future.

In an interview with Boxing Social, Bivol expressed that His focus now is on facing the best, not on Canelo Álvarez, to show his skills and be remembered in boxing history for many years.

“I don’t think about that (the rematch with Canelo Álvarez). I have my own ways and I have said it many times. Maybe not now, maybe in the future we will fight, or maybe neverbut how things happened, for me it’s fine,” he said.

“First of all, I want to fight the best. If you fight the best, people talk about you, you can show your best skills and you can be remembered for a long time in boxing history. Of course I want a belt,” he added.

It should be noted that after defeating John Ryder, the man from Guadalajara He said he would seek a rematch with the Russian in September at 175 pounds, but the Russian rejected the offer. because he had already beaten him in that category and suggested he go down to 168 pounds to challenge him for his undisputed title. Canelo Álvarez opposed the idea and ended up agreeing to three fights with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and decided to fight Jermell Charlo whom he defeated in September.

For this reason, Dmitry Bivol and his coach Vadim Nemkow accused the fighter from Guadalajara of look for excuses to avoid the second confrontation between boths, as he offered them an offer that he knew they would never accept in order to get out of the fight.

Furthermore, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the World Boxing Council (WBC) expressed that if the fight between Canelo Álvarez and the Russian takes place at 168 pounds the organization would not endorse the confrontation. This means that the undisputed championship would not be at stake.

The WBA champion reported that He hopes to have news of his return to the ring next week and indicated that he has a couple of opponents who are interested in facing him at the end of this year or early 2024.

Dmitry Bivol, 32, is the WBA 175-pound champion and He last entered the ring when he defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez on the judges’ cards in November 2022. The Russian remains undefeated in the sport after 21 fights, 11 of them on the fast track.

For his part, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, defeated Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision last September and showed that he is still at the top. The Guadalajara He has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.

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