Speaking on rival Gennadiy Golovkin, Canelo makes it clear that if Golovkin wants a chance to fight him again he’s going to have to move up to meet him at 168lbs where Canelo’s feeling very strong and sturdy. You might think the guy who held his own with the “Monster” for 12 rounds might be a clear favorite, but do not overlook Oubaali, an unbeaten, very sound fighter and former Olympian. Making his ring return in Las Vegas for the first “Cinco De Mayo” fight since 2019, boxing super star from Mexico faces Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs), who eyes to make the tenth defense of his belt, most recently defeating Umar Salamov by unanimous decision last December. The rematch held a year later ended in favor of the Mexican star, who dethroned the champion from Kazakhstan by majority decision to claim the 160-pound belts. “Canelo” Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) was in action last November when he stopped Caleb Plant in the eleventh round to be crowned the first undisputed 168-pound champion. In his next fight Canelo takes on long-reigning WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs). 10:27 p.m.: The co-main event is up now as Montana Love faces Gabriel Gollaz in light welterweight action.
The good news is that the main event is up next. The main event fighters are expected to make their ringwalks at around 4 am BST / 1 pm AEST. In an era where many of the sport’s most notable boxers are content with fighting once a year (if even that often), Alvarez used his 2021 campaign to carry out a rate of activity he hasn’t enjoyed since 2011-his first year as a major titlist. It will be available to stream in over 200 countries across the globe, with Australia and New Zealand the notable exceptions. The undercard live stream on DAZN and social media is scheduled for 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT. Click here to learn how to watch the fight on DAZN. Canelo (57-1-2, 39 KOs) is back to Las Vegas to for his first Cinco De Mayo fight since 2019 when he defeated Daniel Jacobs in a middleweight unification bout.
Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol tickets to witness all the action at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 9 are on sale. Additional matchups are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. At 31 years old, the super-middleweight champion boasts a phenomenal 56-1-2 record - his two draws coming against Jorge Juarez in just his fifth fight and then the epic Gennady Golovkin battle. Love scored the first knockdown when he caught Gollaz coming in and Gollaz returned the favor with a similar counter in the second. Prior to that he stopped Kamil Szeremeta in Round 7 and scored a UD against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, as well as KO’d Steve Rolls in the fourth round to rebound from the defeat suffered against Canelo. A straight left hand obliterated Alexander and put an end to the fight at the 1:54 mark of round one. Scharbaii touched him one too many times with punches that had no business connecting with someone like Castro.
One thing is for sure, if Castro is going to compete with the upper crust of a loaded lightweight division, he's going to have to tighten up that defense. 9:07 p.m.: Marc Castro improved to 7-0 in his young career with an easy decision win over Pedro Vicente Scharbaii. The Russian beat Felix Valera in 2016 to win the interim WBA light-heavyweight title. Alvarez has been rather quiet since dispatching Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds on May 8. In addition to retaining his WBA (Super,) WBC and The Ring super middleweight titles, the victory gave Alvarez the WBO super middleweight title. Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) has been approved for a WBC cruiserweight title fight against Congolese champion Ilunga Junior Makabu (28-2, 25 KOs). Three belts on the line, as Canelo brings the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles, Saunders the WBO. Saunders began to establish the jab and seemed to control the next three rounds until Alvarez stepped up his output dramatically in Round 8 and the power of his shots sent Saunders into a more cautious posture.