In less than a day, Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol will enter the ring in Las Vegas, USA, to defend his WBA light heavyweight belt in a duel against one of the strongest boxers in the world, world champion in four weight categories Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Yesterday, the opponents successfully passed the weigh-in. The champion weighed in at 79.2 kg / 174.6 lbs, while Canelo weighed in at 79.1 kg / 174.4 lbs. And what the atmosphere will be in the T-Mobile arena, where the fight will take place, and who will be supported by the public, is evidenced by this photo from the weigh-in, at which Canelo, according to the established tradition, appeared in new pajamas.
This fight was officially announced at the end of February, and Dmitry Bivol began training for it from the middle of this month, first going to a training camp in Uzbekistan and calling his American fitness trainer Taylor Ramsdell there, and then moving his training camp to Indio (California). ) to the Joel Diaz Hall.
The boxers held two press conferences and gave numerous interviews, in which they spoke respectfully of each other and demonstrated strong confidence in their abilities.
“I’m very excited to get this opportunity,” Bivol said at the closing press conference on Thursday. – I believe in you. I have been walking to this point for a long time and now I have to do my job. Honestly, every time I enter the ring, I believe in my victory. I want to keep my belt. I want to win. Of course I respect him. He is a great champion. It’s a big challenge for me to not only keep my title, but to test my skills against one of the best boxers in the world.”
“I need new challenges, not only for my career, but I need to feel like a challenge. Moving up to light heavyweight and being able to win another title is amazing,” Canelo said. “He is a really good champion, a good fighter. But I know it and I’m ready. I believe in my skill and I am confident in how strong I am. A challenge like this will put me at the top of boxing history. I respect Dmitry Bivol’s boxing skills, but this is my time. I feel like I’m in my prime and I’m enjoying this moment.”
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According to TotalsPortal, Alvarez will receive a $15 million guaranteed purse for the fight, while Bivol will receive $2 million. In addition, both boxers will also share the profit from the paid broadcast of the fight in the proportion of 70 to 30 in favor of the Mexican, and in this case it is expected that the Russian boxer’s fee may increase to 3.5-4 million. half a million dollars for fights against Craig Richards and Umar Salamov.
This fight will be broadcast on the DAZN streaming service worldwide, with the exception of Mexico and Latin America, and also, unfortunately, Russia. For the first time, DAZN is offering a US pay-per-view for $59.99 for current subscribers and $79 for new ones.
Watch the live broadcast of the Canelo-Bivol fight on the morning of May 8 at about 06:00 (Moscow time) in the FightSpace telegram channel – link to the channel. In order for the broadcast to be available, you need to subscribe to the channel and make sure that the Telegram application on your phone / tablet or computer is updated to the latest version. Note that you need to install the Telegram Desktop application on your computer (download link). The Telegram Web version does not support live broadcasts.
The start of the main card is scheduled for 03:00 Moscow time on May 8, and the participants of the main fight will enter the ring at approximately 06:00 Moscow time.
Numerous experts expressed their opinion about this fight, and although they all agree that Dmitry Bivol will be able to provide decent resistance to one of the strongest boxers in the world, regardless of the weight category, and some even call Bivol the most serious rival of the Mexican since two fights against Gennady Golovkin , most see Alvarez as the favorite and expect him to be able to tip the scales in his favor in the second half of the fight and possibly even win an early victory.
So in a poll by The Ring magazine, out of twenty experts, 19 preferred Alvarez, and only one bet on a draw. At the same time, one of the arguments was that it was very difficult to defeat Alvarez in Las Vegas by decision of the judges, and as a result, Alvarez would win another controversial victory, which boxing fans would discuss for a long time.
In this fight, Paribet considers Saul Alvarez the favorite – 1.22 (1,220 rubles for every 1,000 rubles wagered). The coefficient for the victory of Dmitry Bivol is 4.70 (4,700 rubles for every 1,000 rubles wagered).
Early victory Canelo – 3.30
Canelo win by decision – 1.76
Bivol’s early victory – 8.50
Bivol wins by decision – 7.00
The fight will end ahead of schedule – 2.65
The fight will go the whole distance – 1.45
Dmitry Bivol will win in the first minute of the fight – 1000.00
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