He is right in declaring there is no shame in finally finding his level and he will be better equipped to contest a rematch next time out.
The relatively green 23-year-old who lost to “Money” is no more, not only physically but in the way the Mexican’s profile has rocketed. Alvarez was a 4-1 favorite to defeat Bivol in a 175-pound title. Yet nine years on from Canelo’s only previous defeat, which came against Floyd Mayweather at light middleweight, his second loss was also a chance to reflect on how far he has come. When Alvarez signed a multi-fight deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing in February, it included a Sept.
And with his next training camp focusing on Bivol, it seems Gennady Golovkin’s hopes of completing their trilogy are also over “GGG” is already 40 and was unconvincing against Ryota Murata, so a third and final instalment would appear to be off the cards. Virtually every time that Alvarez or Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya (Canelo's promoter) had a microphone thrust in his face during fight week. It had looked like the dream was over (for now) for GGG when Alvarez suffered a stunning upset loss to Dmitry Bivol at light. While it was never beyond the realms of possibility – particularly as Usyk is, by nature, a cruiserweight – those ambitions have been checked for now. Gennadiy Golovkin can now finally forward to that trilogy showdown with P4P king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in his next fight after their long-awaited third meeting was officially confirmed.
The build-up had largely been spent looking past Bivol, amid speculation Canelo could even venture up to heavyweight and face Oleksandr Usyk, so long as the Ukrainian successfully defends his IBF, WBA and WBO belts in this summer’s likely rematch with Anthony Joshua. It was a humbling night nonetheless for the man ranked by Ring as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
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