Dimitri Bivol won a unanimous decision over Canelo Alvarez to retain the WBA light heavyweight title in a major upset Saturday night. Today we will discuss about Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol: Fight prediction| Undercard
Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol: Fight prediction| Undercard
Canelo Alvarez vs Dimitri Bivol, also known as Legacy Is Earn, was a professional boxing match between the 4-division world champion, Canelo Alvarez, and the defending WBA (Super) Light Heavyweight Champion, Dimitri Bivol. The fight took place on May 7, 2022.
| Date | May 7, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super) light heavyweight title | ||||||||||||
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Fight prediction
Four-division boxing champion Canelo Alvarez went after a second light heavyweight title in his career on Saturday when he faced undefeated WBA champion Dimitri Bivol in a 12-round main event. Their clash topped the pay-per-view main card (8 p.m. ET) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KO) unified all four major super middleweight titles with his win over Caleb Plant in November. He rose in weight to challenge Bivol (19-0, 11 KO), who won the WBA interim title in his seventh fight and became one of the division’s most influential champions. This will be his ninth title defense.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Alvarez as the -550 favorite (risk $550 to win $100), while Bivol is going 400 in the latest Canelo vs. Bivol odds. There are also several other Canelo vs Bivol props on the board such as if the fight will go the distance (-220 for yes, 170 for no) or Canelo win on points (-140). Before choosing any Canelo vs Bivol, make sure you check out the boxing predictions and betting advice from Sportsline analyst Brandon Wise.
Wise, the Combat Sports Editor for CBS Sports, is a seasoned boxing and mixed martial arts analyst who has consistently provided winning selections for SportsLine members. He is coming off an impressive 2021 campaign that saw him hitting multiple boxing selections in big-time matchups.
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For a fighter who’s just 5-foot-8 and made his pro debut at 140 pounds, one wonders how high he can get in weight and still be effective. Fortunately, for pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, he doesn’t believe in any sort of limits.
Fresh off the 2021 Fighter of the Year campaign, in which he became the first undisputed champion in super middleweight history, Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) at 175 pounds to challenge WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dimitri Bivol on Saturday Will go back till (19-0, 11 KOs) Inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (DAZN PPV, 8 p.m. ET – SUBSCRIBE NOW).
Three years away from his last light heavyweight fight, when he dismissed Sergei Kovalev to claim the WBC title before immediately vacating, 31-year-old Alvarez will face his promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, during Bivol’s . revealed that Alvarez might be ready to challenge for the unified heavyweight title if former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usik was willing to accept a 201-pound catchweight.
