
Acosta On Stablemate Bivol's Win Over Canelo: We Train Together, Motivates Me To Do Great Things
Angel Acosta could not have found a more motivational boost than what his stablemate was able to do in the biggest fight of the year to date.
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Angel Acosta could not have found a more motivational boost than what his stablemate was able to do in the biggest fight of the year to date.

Gilberto Ramirez is hoping to get a measure of revenge in the coming future. Ramirez will collide with Dominic Boesel in a final WBA light heavyweight eliminator on Saturday night. A victory will get Ramirez closer to a mandatory shot at current WBA world champion Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol has a hard time seeing how the judges gave Canelo Alvarez five rounds in their light heavyweight title bout. Bivol, the 175-pound WBA champion from Russia, successfully defended his strap against the Mexican superstar last Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Yet as impressive as Bivol looked, he won by the slimmest of margins. All three judges scored it 115-113 for the champion, meaning Bivol won seven rounds to Canelo’s five.

Dmitry Bivol’s overall opinion of Canelo Alvarez hasn’t changed. Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight champion from Russia, stunned the boxing world by outpointing Alvarez in their 12-round 175-pound title bout last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Dmitry Bivol appreciated Alvarez’s strategy – it just wasn’t enough to deter him from victory. Bivol, the WBA 175-pound titlist, scored a minor upset last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, when he defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision in their 12-round title bout, with all three judges scoring the bout 115-113 in favor of the Russian champion.

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is motivated to become the undisputed beltholder at 175-pounds. Next month at the Hulu Theater of Madison Square Garden in New York City, Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith will collide in WBC, WBA, WBO three belt unification showdown.

A former promotional partner of Dmitry Bivol could not be any happier with the outcome of the Russian light heavyweight’s sterling victory last Saturday night.

LAS VEGAS – As satisfying as it was for Dmitry Bivol to upset Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night, the unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion doesn’t think he has supplanted Alvarez as the best boxer, pound-for-pound, in the sport.

LAS VEGAS – Dmitry Bivol didn’t simply accept congratulations in the aftermath of his career-changing upset of Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night.

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - We already knew he wasn’t perfect. Now we know he’s not infallible either. Canelo Alvarez’s first blemish came nearly nine years ago and is pardoned these days as too much, too soon for a 22-year-old kid. The second came Saturday, in the form of a big, talented, and determined light heavyweight who outboxed and outworked him.