WBA Russian Light Heavyweight Champion (Super) Dmitry Bivol in a conversation with he said that he did not dwell on the subject of a possible second fight with the Mexican Saul Alvarez .
Bivol in May in Las Vegas beat Canelo by unanimous decision and defended his belt (the fight was at light heavyweight, but the Mexican has all four super middleweight titles). In the contract for this encounter, there was a rematch option, which Alvarez has not used yet.
– I do not know. I try not to cling to a rematch – whether it is or not. I want to live my career and not be mentally dependent on this rematch, Bivol told .
– In general, you got everything you wanted from Alvarez.
– Again, I don’t want to be addicted to revenge. In general, I got what I wanted. We must go further.
I will give my observation. It looks like Alvarez is avoiding or delaying a rematch, all while not wanting to come out in front of his fans. Look – at the beginning he said that after the third fight with Gennady Golovkin he would come out to take revenge on you in May. Now the Mexican is already claiming that to prepare for the rematch he needs one more fight and he will have a second fight with you in September.
– There is such a thing. But I think, purely sporting, he would like to have a rematch. However, in this situation, not everything depends on us, the boxers. Maybe his team doesn’t want a rematch. Maybe the people who make a lot of money with Alvarez are against the second fight.
– After all, the second defeat on your part is a huge risk for your career.
“Maybe they are calculating the risks in terms of possible future financial losses. Maybe he really has some problems he wants to solve before getting revenge. I try not to think about it. It’s just that right now, during our interview, I suggested all possible options. In general, you need to focus on yourself and your career. Do not spray.
Bivol, 32, has 21 wins (11 by knockout) in the professional ring. Thanks to victories over Alvarez and another Mexican, Gilberto Ramirez, he has been recognized as the best boxer of 2022 by numerous publications and organizations, including the WBA. Moreover, the Russian was named the best by pundits.
Source : MatchTV
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