Talking with international media, Mr. Eddie Hearn said Dmitry Bivol would likely be upset in early December. The opponent of Russian boxers has not been announced. Fans expect a confrontation to continue between Bivol and Canelo Alvarez, but this is very unlikely.
Vadim Kornilov, Bivol's manager, admitted that they had a lot of difficulties in finding his opponent. As the one who holds the WBA (Super) Light Heavyweight Championship belt, Bivol has quite a few competitors who are able to encounter him. Canelo is one of the potential boxers, but he seems to be no longer interested in fighting.
When asked about the reason for choosing to fight another opponent in the coming time instead of reuniting with Dmitry Bivol, Canelo Alvarez explained: “Me and my team have tried to achieve the Bivol rematch agreement. But unlike the previous competition, he kept demanding one after another.”
Besides Canelo, many other boxers also said to refuse to fight Bivol. International Boxing experts say that Bivol is difficult to find opponents for two reasons. Firstly, those who play with him certainly cannot win. Secondly, Bivol is not a popular fighter with the public, so it is difficult for him to have a television revenue.
Dmitry Bivol's professional boxing performance is 21 wins (11 no). He is one of the rare people who can beat Canelo Alvarez. The other is “Lonely Bridge” Floyd Mayweather. The last time Bivol Thuong Dai was November 2022, the time when he won Gilberto Ramírez by calculating after 12 rounds.