The Alvarez team said that the boxer is ready to move to another weight for a rematch with Bivol
The representative of the Mexican boxer Saul Alvarez said that the athlete intends to circumvent the ban of the World Boxing Council (WBC) for a rematch with Russian Dmitry Bivol. It is reported by TASS.
“We have options. If the WBC does not give a sanction, then we will choose another weight category. Or an intermediate weight, ”the Mexican team said.
On May 18, the head of the WBC, Mauricio Suleiman, announced that the organization had refused to approve the fight between Bivol and Alvarez in the second middleweight division. “No, not now,” he said.
On May 7, 2022, Bivol turned out to be stronger than Alvarez in a fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight championship belt. After the Mexican called the Russian for revenge. Bivol expressed his willingness to drop down from light heavyweight to super middleweight to fight for the four championship belts held by Alvarez, but he opposed such a fight.
Bivol has never lost in the professional ring, he has 21 wins. Alvarez has 59 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.
Source: Lenta
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