Canelo Alvarez is trying to outmaneuver David Benavidez by preventing towards Dmitry Bivol subsequent if he’s victorious towards Artur Beterbiev to seize the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship.
Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) has a great opportunity of knocking out Bivol on October twelfth. So that will foil Canelo’s dream of preventing Bivol subsequent Might for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship on Cinco de Mayo.
Why Not Beterbiev?
If Canelo needed to be brave, he can be keen to combat Beterbiev as properly, however he is aware of his limitations. Combating a pure boxer like Bivol is a contest story than preventing a brutal knockout artist like Beterbiev.
Canelo sidestepped Beterbiev years in the past when he chosen the previous his prime 36-year-old Sergey Kovalev in 2019 when shifting as much as 175. He then did it once more when he selected to combat Bivol in 2022 relatively than Beterbiev, who held two belts.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has been banking on preventing the winner of the Bivol vs. Beterbiev 175-lb championship combat on October twelfth, however Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) could steal his plate of meals from his desk. Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless an opportunity that ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez will get the well-paying winner if Beterbiev wins. Canelo doesn’t need to combat Beterbiev. He solely desires Bivol.
Bivol had needed a rematch with Canelo for his undisputed tremendous middleweight titles in 2022 after beating him, however the Mexican star wasn’t . So, why would Bivol need to entertain the thought of letting Canelo combat him for the undisputed at 175 if he comes out victorious towards Beterbiev?
Mike Coppinger states that Canelo advised him that he desires Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) subsequent Might for a rematch. He misplaced to Bivol by a 12 spherical unanimous choice in 2022, and he’s needed to avenge that defeat. He may lastly get the chance and with quite a bit to achieve by preventing him for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship.
Bivol hasn’t stated if he can be open to the thought of preventing Canelo once more. The Russian fighter could make a ton of cash preventing a right away rematch with Beterbiev as a result of followers can be fascinated by seeing a second combat, supplied their October twelfth contest is aggressive.
His Excellency Turki Alalshkikh must be keen to let Canelo combat Bivol as an alternative of placing collectively a rematch with Beterbiev. It’s believed they’ve a rematch clause for a second combat. Canelo can be getting in the best way of that.
