Bivol claimed victory with a unanimous issues resolution, with all 3 judges scoring the combat in his prefer as he retained his WBA gentle heavyweight identify.
The Russian stretched his undefeated file to 20-0, whilst he passed Alvarez simply the second one defeat of his profession, and his first in 9 years since he misplaced to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“If you do not consider in your self what do you do? You reach not anything. I consider and my workforce believed in me.
“I felt his energy. You’ll be able to see on my arm, he beat my arm up however no longer my head. That is higher.”
He has in the past fought within the gentle heavyweight department sooner than, defeating Sergey Kovalev in 2019.
Ultimate yr, Alvarez become the primary ever undisputed super-middleweight champion with a win by the use of eleventh spherical technical knockout over then-undefeated IBF titleholder Caleb Plant.
He has gained titles throughout 4 other weight divisions — gentle heavyweight, great middleweight, super-welterweight and middleweight.
However in spite of a passionate, predominately Mexican, crowd cheering him on, the 31-year-old struggled towards Bivol, being battered and bruised via the scientific Russian.
Alvarez completed the combat uncharacteristically pink after Bivol’s barrage, however used to be magnanimous in defeat.
After the combat, Alvarez stated he used to be prepared for a rematch. When requested, he stated: “In fact I do. This does not finish like this.”
Bivol, who has held the sunshine heavyweight identify since 2016, stated he used to be additionally prepared for a rematch.
“I am in a position for a rematch, I simply wish to be handled because the champion now.”
