Love-Valenzuela, Hrgovic-Zhang booked for Canelo-Bivol Undercard

By: Sean Crose

“I am so proud to share a spot on the card with such an amazing Champion, Canelo Alvarez,” said super-lightweight Gabriel Valenzuela, who will face off against the Montana love on the upcoming pay-per-view card by Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol. “We prepared for this and trained really hard for this fight against Montana Love. He’s a tough opponent but it’s going to be very difficult for us to win. That night Mexico is coming with all we have.” 25-2-1 Valenzuela has a chance to really make a mark when it comes to Cleveland’s Invincible Love on one of the biggest games of the year.

However, Love 17-0-1 is confident he can get the job done when the two meet on May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. “Nothing has changed on May 7,” Love said. “He’s just another body in the way.”

Invincible heavyweights Filip Hrgovic and Zhilei Zhang will also face each other on the Canelo-Bivol card. 14-0 Hrgovic’s team clearly had trouble finding opponents until Zhang entered the 23-0-1 team.
“I have been waiting for this opportunity for over a year,” said Hrgovic. “Finally, I have an opponent ready to go up against me for the chance to win the IBF World Championship. A lot of fighters turned down this challenge to give Zhang credit for being brave enough to accept it.”

Zhang is also happy to be up against another rising contender. “I am very happy that this fight will take place,” said Zhang. “I have been waiting for an opportunity – now it is here and I am not going to let it pass. When no one else in the top 15 wanted to face Hrgovic, I told myself I had to do it for me and for the sport of boxing. This is the most important fight of my whole career. I all participate. Do not miss! “For his part, Hrgovic does not intend to take Zhang lightly.

“I know he’s a good opponent,” said Hrgovic. “He won a silver medal at the Olympics, which means he is a good boxer, but he is too slow, and I believe he has better qualities. My speed, fitness and strength will be too much for him. I will break him and I will beat him”. The heavyweight bout was elimination for a crack in the IBF heavyweight title.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “I loved the heavyweight fight between Filip Hrgovic and Zhilei Zhang. It’s been a long time since someone stepped on the plate and fought Filip, crediting Zhilei and his team for taking on the challenge. Both men carried great strength, and they knew that victory would bring them one step closer to the sport’s ultimate prize – the Heavyweight Champion of the World. There won’t be a step back when they rumble, it’ll be fireworks on a night that already has electricity. ”