Dmitry Bivol eager for Canelo Alvarez rematch: ‘I want to prove that I’m really better than him’

By: Hans Themistode

Despite being the light heavyweight champion for the better part of the past 5 years, Dmitry Bivol has surrendered to many of Canelo Alvarez’s demands.

Although Alvarez entered on May 7, the confrontation as a challenger, it was Alvarez who was allowed to go second and was introduced last before their match. Bivol, while a proud champion, is willing to do whatever it takes to bring boxing’s top star into the ring.

After gritting his teeth and saying yes to all of Alvarez’s demands, the 31-year-old Russian player officially got the match he craved above all others.

At the start, Bivol didn’t notice that bettors rated him as a significantly weaker underdog of the night. Also, the WBA light heavyweight player ignored Alvarez’s staunch supporters, who predicted he would be roughly stopped tonight.

First, a stone-faced Bivol calmly walked past the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also stood patiently as Alvarez was let into the grand gate. However, from the moment the opening bell rang, Bivol stepped forward and fought the once pound-for-pound king.

Although Alvarez, late in the year, punished his foes, leading to injury-time wins in four of his previous five games, Bivol showed his resolve. All in all, Alvarez’s normal dazzling offensive ability was rendered useless as Bivol maintained his defensive principles while accumulating points.

With all three judges scoring Bivol a unanimous decision of 115-113, the former weight champion revealed that he would be pursuing an immediate rematch, the words that became music to come. Bivol’s ear.

Openly, the Russian-born player admits that while he fully intends to win against Alvarez in their first match, he wants to use their first match as a way. to be thrust into the limelight. In what currently looks to be an upcoming sequel, Bivol has now switched gears. With his star power receiving a dramatic change, Bivol wants to show the rest of the world that although Alvarez is an excellent boxer, he is simply an above guy.

“The first fight was very important to me because I wanted to introduce myself to the boxing fans,” Bivol said in a recent interview with FightHype.com. “The second fight, I wanted to prove that I was really better than him. He’s the bigger name but I’m better.”

In addition to allowing Alvarez to dictate both the move and the intro, Bivol also revealed that he took a big financial hit. According to multiple reports, Alvarez earns somewhere in the ballpark of around $50 million, comprising about 70% of pay-per-view revenue. On the other hand, Bivol could have pocketed around $2 million plus a lower end of the pay-per-view revenue.

Financial ramifications aside, Bivol has no qualms about the sacrifices that have been made to ensure the biggest win of his career. This time, however, with season two lurking, Bivol is more assertive in his monetary claims.

“I could make more money for the rematch and get more attention.”