Canelo Alvarez is just months away from his monumental showdown with Terence Crawford.
The 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico will lock horns with ‘Bud’ in a defence of his undisputed super-middleweight championship on Saturday September 13 at an unconfirmed location in the United States.
Canelo achieved undisputed status at 168lbs for the second time in his career when he defeated IBF champion William Scull via unanimous decision in Riyadh at the beginning of the month.
As he gears up for what could be the biggest fight of his entire career against Crawford, Canelo is already eyeing up his next move and is targeting a showdown with one man in particular.
Speaking to The Ring Magazine, Canelo admitted his interest in a rematch with former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, as he sets his sights on avenging the defeat he suffered to the Russian superstar back in 2022.
“I hope I have the opportunity to have the rematch with Bivol, that’s the only fight at 175 I would really take but we’ll see.
I want to tell myself ‘Hey, you learned something from that fight’, what things you don’t need to do again. I have that thing in myself which says ‘Hey, you need to show that you’re a better fighter than him’.”
Bivol handed Canelo the second defeat of his career three years ago, successfully defending his WBA light-heavyweight title in the process.
The 34-year-old is now said to be preparing for a trilogy showdown with Artur Beterbiev, after he defeated his countryman in their rematch on February 22 to become the undisputed champion at 175lbs.
