WBA Champion Coach Dmitry Bivol Gennady Mashyanov told that the organization’s top 10 boxers don’t want to fight the Russian.
The undefeated Bivol has 21 victories in the professional ring. The Russian has been recognized as the best boxer of 2022 by numerous publications and organizations, including the WBA. Bivol defended the belt in November 2022, beating Mexican Gilberto Ramirez. Then there was talk of Bivol’s next fight, where the names of Saul Alvarez and Artur Beterbiev appear most often. But each of them had a fight since November and already have an official announcement of the next fight.
Yes, it’s such a delicate situation. Not all WBA top 10 boxers are ready to fight Dima. There was an offer from Anthony Buatsi, and at first he was eager to fight Dima, then he abruptly changed his position. He Matchroom made a very lucrative offer, but in the end he broke the contract with Hearn. And not everyone is eager to fight Bivol.
Unfortunately, there are no concrete names on the horizon yet. But our manager is actively working. Dima will definitely fight in the fall, we are focusing on October. Dima is still in the training process, he still remains fit somewhere at the 70% level, and after the official announcement during the preparation, we are deliberately approaching 100%.
– In May 2022, Bivol beat Alvarez by unanimous decision and inflicted the Mexican’s second defeat of his career (the first was in 2013 against Floyd Mayweather). And after that fiasco, Canelo spoke in almost every interview about wanting a rematch. But in fact, the Mexican left Hearn and DAZN, signed a three-fight contract with Premier Boxing Champions and will face undisputed light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on September 30. The question is simple – Canelo escaped Bivol?
– Canelo definitely ran away from Dima. Will there be a rematch… Maybe the late-career Canelo will mature for it in order to hit the latest jackpot as much as possible. Maybe Canelo, deep down, really wanted a rematch – he was tormented by this loss, he was tormented by pride. But I think the team influenced him and convinced him that the second defeat would be the end of his career for him. So they left revenge, – said Mashyanov “”.
Mashyanov is also training Russian heavyweight Sergey Kuzmin, who will face Mexican German Garcia Montes on July 20 in St. Petersburg. This fight will be broadcast live on .
Source : MatchTV
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