Canelo Alvarez Can Secure The One Fight He Wants Most If He Beats Terence Crawford
Canelo Alvarez‘s highly anticipated ‘super-fight’ with Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is fast approaching and there is an extra carrot being dangled with a win.
Canelo has proved himself to be a dominant force at 168lbs since he made the move up from middleweight back in 2018, racking up victories over the likes of Jermell Charlo, Callum Smith, Jaime Munguia and Gennady Golovkin along the way. He has lost just twice in his career, to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol.
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Bivol handed the Mexican great a points defeat when they clashed in 2022 for the Russian’s light-heavyweight title. Canelo has since said that it is the one fight he wants in the future, desperate to avenge the loss.
Speaking to World Boxing News, Bivol’s manager Vadim Kornilov claimed that the Russian star is indeed open to facing Canelo next, but questions whether the 35-year-old does actually want to do battle once again.
“I am not sure if Canelo actually wants the fight. We heard many times that he does want to avenge his loss, but if everything goes well with rehab, Bivol should be ready to fight in the first quarter of next year.”
Bivol defeated Canelo via unanimous decision when they clashed at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas back in May of 2022, successfully defending his WBA world light-heavyweight title in the process.
The 34-year-old from Russia would go on to achieve his dream of becoming the undisputed champion at 175lbs in February of this year, defeating Artur Beterbiev via majority decision in their thrilling rematch in Riyadh, gaining revenge for the defeat that he suffered at the hands of his fellow countryman back in October.
Talk of a trilogy has dampened, though Kornilov says it is still on the table and that his charge wants no tune-up fights after recovering from back surgery. Beterbiev is out on November 22 against Deon Nicholson. Also on the table for Bivol in 2026 is David Benavidez, who faces Anthony Yarde on that same card.
First up is Canelo-Crawford, with the Mexican potentially calling out Bivol post-fight should he win, but more likely a rematch with Crawford if he loses.
