By: Sean Crose
Canelo Alvarez, after undergoing a successful surgery on his left hand, claims that therapy is going well. Not only that, but he also looks forward to returning to the ring in the spring of 2023. “In the beginning,” Canelo said betting365, “The doctor told me that I had to be in a cast for four weeks without moving it after the surgery. When he came in and saw inside all I had and what he had done to me, he said it was better than we expected, that it should only be in a seven-day cast, then removed. sutures and begin rehabilitation. I’m two weeks now. “
Never lacking in confidence, Canelo seemed to see no reason why he couldn’t fight in the spring. “My scars have closed,” he said. “I’m doing very well in treatment, so I don’t think it’s going to stop me that much…my fights always happen in May or September. I think I’ll be ready for May again. The 58-2-2 superstar last appeared when he easily beat longtime rival Gennady Golovkin a few weeks ago. Before that, however, Canelo was defeated by Dmitry Bivol in his bid for the WBA Russia lightweight belt last spring.
“It was tough because nobody was willing to lose, but I saw the fight,” said the red-haired star, “I had a very competitive fight based on the limitations I had. My hands, my shoulders, the first half of the fight I did very well, and then the burden, because we didn’t train as we wanted, especially in a larger division where you have to bring more. They are heavier. Naturally for a man like him, Canelo would love to have Bivol back in the ring. “That’s what we’re going to seek, revenge,” he said. “I failed trying to make history in another, complicated tournament, for me he was number one in the 175-pound division.” And if Bivol isn’t interested in a rematch?
“If he doesn’t want to fight,” Canelo said, “there’s more work to be done.” Whatever one can say about Canelo, there is no doubt that he has proven ready to challenge himself many times over the years. Perhaps the winner of the upcoming Caleb Plant-David Benavidez fight will be a good opponent. Or perhaps he will have to face Bivol again.
