Via Sean Jones: Canelo Alvarez has reaffirmed that Dmitry Bivol must win against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5 for him to have a rematch in May 2023. The match will be shown on DAZN.
Bivol, 31, will defend against mandatory Ramirez during his WBA at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While Bivol is likely to win this fight with flying colors, Canelo is putting pressure on him which could make the match more difficult than it would otherwise be.
WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol (21-0, 10 KOs) will match 31-year-old Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs), who won the shot by defeating Dominic Boesel and Sullivan Barrera.
Ironically, Canelo is setting conditions to meet Bivol for a rematch because the Mexican star should be ready to confront the talented champion regardless. After all, Bivol fully learned Canelo last May, hitting him 12 rounds and making him look amateur.
What this tells me is Canelo didn’t like the second fight with Bivol, and was looking for a way to escape being beaten again. By stating that Bivol must defeat Ramirez, Canelo reveals that he does not want any part of a second fight with him.
“We’ll see. It depends on the outcome of that war. We’ll see if we get a rematch,“Canelo Alvarez said to The back of the gloveabout the fight between Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5.
“I don’t care about titles [WBA light heavyweight belt. It’s more about avenging the loss to Bivol]. With Bivol, I took the risk and I didn’t have to. But I took that risk because I love boxing and I wanted to make history.
“I know with Bivol, Golovkin and the other fighters, the money will always be there. But I love the sport, and I love the challenge,” said Canelo.
“The war with Zurdo has been going on for a while; Bivol said. “Now we have a chance to take care of everything with our actions in the ring, not our words outside the ring. “
“I’m happy that the fight is finally out despite all the challenges,” Ramirez said. “I will fight Bivol anywhere, including Mars.”
