Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is less than two months away from the biggest fight of his career. Bivol will defend his title against Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez is facing the best boxer in the light heavyweight division, WBA world champion Dmitry Bivol. Canelo will challenge Bivol on May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Bob Arum hopes those that oppose Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Dmitry Bivol because Bivol resides in Russia can differentiate between Bivol and the Russian-born light heavyweight champion his company co-promotes.
Wladimir Klitschko’s latest wartime appeal strikes at the biggest boxing event on the spring calendar. The former longtime reigning heavyweight champion has been desperately trying to drum up support for Ukraine, his homeland, since Russia, its neighbor to the northeast,
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has landed the opportunity that he wanted - a showdown with Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez would like to see the best fighters at middleweight and super middleweight collide with each other - with Canelo stepping in the ring with the overall winner.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is very much looking forward to the tense buildup for the trilogy fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin.
News of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez signing a two-fight deal with DAZN was boxing’s worst kept secret. It certainly wasn’t surprising to David Benavidez, who stood to benefit the most had Alvarez accepted a lucrative offer from Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
SAN DIEGO – Dmitry Bivol will remain focused on the biggest fight of his pro career, even as the sport leaves him made to feel like a man without a country.
Canelo, Bivol San Diego Press Conference Photos Gallery - Pound-for-pound superstar Canelo Alvarez (57-1-2, 30 KOs) has signed a new multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing and DAZN. The first fight will see boxing’s biggest attraction step up in weight to take on Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) in a bid for the WBA Light-Heavyweight title on May 7. The second fight in the multi-fight deal is set for September. (photos by Ed Mulholland)