Klitschko Brothers Object to Dimitry Bivol vs Canelo Matchup; Bivol said, “It’s sad.” They became politicians. More: Will Tyson Fury show in Vegas?
by John “Gutterdandy” Walker
Former Heavyweight Champion of the World Klitschko brother, Wladimir and Vitaliwon’t be cheering the WBA light heavyweight champion Dimitry Bivol when the second man becomes a superstar Canelo Alvarez Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Although Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs), a Russian, has spoken out against the war his country has chosen to wage against neighboring Ukraine, the Ukrainian Klitschko brothers are still not pleased. excited about Bivol getting a worldwide platform to perform against Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) in the midst of a bloody conflict that his country started.
According to former unified heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko, now fighting on the front lines with his brother [the current mayor of Kyiv] Vitali, has nothing personal against Bivol, but rather a matter of principle.
In an interview with the BBC, Wladimir recently revealed that “[Bivol should] absolutely not [be facing Canelo]. All sanctions, and nothing against personalities or athletes, are about the politics of Russia. “
“Every representative of Russia in this case needs to be punished, because in this way we show Russia that the world is fighting a senseless war and that this war is nonexistent,” Klitschko said. profit”.
Bivol, of course, sees the issue differently and claims sports and politics should be kept separate.
“All his career I support [Wladimir]I like the way he fights and of course I’m happy he won,” said a sad Bivol.
“He is [a] athlete, he should know sport and politics are different. He was [an] athletes. Now he is a politician. It’s sad to want to shake it up and mix sport and politics,” one Bivol told Britain’s IFL TV.
While Klitschkos won’t be making a trip to Vegas to see Bivol defend his title against Alvarez, one face to look for in the ring is the current “retired” WBC heavyweight champion. Tyson Fury.
Last weekend, the Matchroom promotion honcho Eddie Hearn launched a successful women’s boxing title featuring the famous Irish boxer. Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
Irish compatriots such as former pugilist athletes Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklinand according to rumors, Tyson Fury himself is scheduled to fly to Manhattan to cheer on their lady, but Mackin and “other boxing characters” were denied participation entered the United States due to their relationship with the famous former honcho MGM/MTK and Irish mob kingpin, Daniel Kinahan (“MTK” stands for Mack The Knife).
Rumor has it that Fury didn’t get on the plane to Manhattan. The WBC Champion who recently made the light of the unexpected challenger Dillian Whytewas very friendly with Kinahan until the FBI offered a $5 million reward for the gang boss, at which point the agitated Fury was adamant that he knew nothing about Kinahan’s work and split relations with him.
If Fury, who is nearby bought a home in the Las Vegas areaand who will be meeting with WBC next week to discuss his retirement plans – which he claims are 100% unchangeable – doesn’t appear at the Canelo vs Bivol tilt, the broadcaster believes. Rumors of Fury’s own legal status in relation to Kinahan and now- the defunct MTK Global’s promotional outfit are sure to go into overdrive.
