Haven't Received IDR 73.6 Billion From His Last Duel, Bivol Proof Is More Painful Than Canelo

Dmitry Bivol VS canelo Alvarez (Instagram @worldofboxingpromotions)

JAKARTA - It's been almost two weeks since Dmitry Bivol beat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. However, the Russian boxer has not received a single dollar for his last win.

Bivol told Russian agency Tass he had yet to earn $5 million from the win over the Mexican, who at the time was considered the best fighter in the world and a leader in cross-divisional rankings.

"I haven't been paid, I think it's very difficult for me to accept that payment," Bivol said in an interview quoted by Marca, Thursday.

Like most Russians, sanctions imposed by the international community over the invasion of the army led by Vladimir Putin on Ukrainian territory have prevented people like Bivol from accessing their money in banks.

So far, there has been no way to be taken other than to wait indefinitely. In this case, the only alternative for Bivol is for him to fight for free or stop boxing until the war conflict ends.

"We are thinking about how to get the money," added Bivol, who won unanimously against Canelo in the May 7 clash.

As such, this situation gave him more of a headache than the fight with Canelo himself, something Bivol had warned his manager, Vadim Kornilov, of.

"I've never been in a situation like this. We're still figuring out how to get our paycheck. We haven't thought about the future because the situation changes quickly, I didn't even think about it and told my manager: 'Vadim, come on, this is going to give you a headache'."

Bivol successfully defended its title and there is talk of a possible rematch with Canelo. Even though the Russian wants the title in the semi-complete division, it is possible for him to face Canelo again.