JAKARTA - Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol successfully defeated Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez while defending his WBA semi-complete world title on Saturday night. With this victory, the name Saul "Canel"o Alvarez reappeared as his next opponent.
In May this year, Bivol beat Canelo by unanimous decision and since then there has been talk of a rematch for September. However, Canelo had other plans and instead faced Gennady Golovkin for the third time, which he defeated.
Prior to the fight against Zurdo, Bivol commented that he was not interested in a rematch with Canelo. Even though the fight would give him a lot of money, the Russian boxer didn't care about the dollar. He wants a historical heritage, he wants to sweep the 175 pound division.
"The money is good, but I think the legacy is better," he told Marca on Monday. "I love money, everyone likes money, but money is not my main goal in boxing. I want to make history. If I only thought about money, I would never have made it this far."
"Okay, they want the sports legacy to be good, but the fans want him to face Canelo again, they want him to beat him again."
The fight will make a lot of money, and that's because people want to see it. With Bivol's win against Zurdo, he became one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
And with Canelo's win against Golovkin, the Mexican also proved himself to be one of the best fighters on the planet.
If Bivol wanted to add to his wallet, but above all of his legacy, he would have to face Canelo and prove that his first win was not a coincidence.
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