“I’ve proved myself,” said unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bicol after defeating mandatory challenger Zurdo Ramirez on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
“I beat the best guy in the world (Canelo Alvarez) and I was happy. And now I beat another guy who doesn’t know what losing is. It means a lot to me. I have a goal. I want to be undisputed champion…I prefer to fight for another belt, but if I don’t have this chance in four or five months, of course, I will take another fight.”
As for a rematch with Canelo, Bivol stated he’d discuss going to 168 to fight for Canelo’s four belts, “but remember, I’m a light heavyweight. This is my weight.”
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In a post-fight interview, Ramirez stated that he thought he did enough to win, but the judges did their job and he’s thankful to be there.
If Bivol could make 168 and take all the belts, that would be pretty amazing. It would really be a slap in Canelo’s face to do so.
But he won’t. Going down to that weight would mean losing energy and muscle.
7 lbs? No big deal for Bivol. Ramirez had blown up to 200+ by the time he fought Bivol. In 6 months, Bivol drops to 168 and outboxes Canelo for his 3rd loss.
Bivol can not make 168 hell he already drains down to 175 from 220 no way in hell but yea Beterbiev is the only logical opponent next for him
THIS GUY KEEPS TRYING TO GET ALVAREZ IN THE RING AGAIN… I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT THE MONEY AND NOT THE BELTS… HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE UNDISPUTED… OK GO FIGHT SOMEBODY YOUR OWN SIZE… GO AND GET ARTHUR BETERBIEV… HE HAS THE OTHER 3 BELTS IN YOUR DIVISION!!!! STOP TRYING TO BE A BULLY AND PICKING ON SOMEBODY YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU CAN BEAT…. AND THIS IS CHIPPERRRRRRRRRR
Chip: u forget this site is built on Canelo haters. How dare u make that statement lmao. But u are correct. Actually, This is where Benavidez shld have said make the bivol fight happen with him after he beat Canelo. Instead he chose Uzcatgeui. Afterall, Bivol and Benavidez are same weight.
Don’t you know by now Al is the mega boss. As a fighter you could call out the best but Al has a plan to put your dreams on hold. Boxing will be in dire straits in the coming years. And that talk about UFC fighters getting paid pennies by comparison will inevitably buy them in the@22!!
honestly he barely beat a much smaller man in Canelo thats just the plain truth if he were to try to drain to 168 he probably gets stopped by Canelo from being so drained lol
Barely beat? He was really close to knocking canelo out. Watch the fight again and pay attention to canelo’s expression in the later rounds.
lets see him in with Beterbiev for all the belts. Now thats an interesting fight..
A Canelo rematch is not interesting. they did it once and it was Not close. (maybe 9-3)
but, for the money, who could blame Bivol for taking a rematch. maybe the judges will rob him this time, and they could do a third fight at 160lbs lol
Yeah, agree. Beterbiev is the fight everyone wants. If he wants to run it back with Canelo, that should come after the monster fight with Beterbiev.
you do realize all 3 judges scored it Bivol by just 2 rounds dont you? thats at Bivols weight against a much smaller guy in Canelo a rematch at 168 would be the dumbest thing to do for Bivol he needs to fight Beterbiev and move up to cruiser and win undisputed there
No way Bivol should boil down to 168. If the redhead wants the fight let him move up again and fight the 175lb title holder. But we all know he doesn’t want that smoke again. Let Canelo fight the young lions at ‘68. He can’t avoid them forever. After Beterbiev absolutely wrecks Anthony Yarde, Bivol should aim to unify the titles with his fellow Russian for all the marbles at 175lbs! That’s the fight all the REAL fans want to see!
Does anyone care who Bivol fights next? Canelo has to have a hand surgery so he might not fight till next August or September.
He probably fights Joshua Buatsi or Dan Azeez next (both British fighters). Those guys should fight each other and winner gets WBA title fight vs Bivol. Bivol could go up to 200 lbs for a cruiserweight title fight.
The only fight that matters is him and Beterbiev.That is the fight that the fans want.Everything else is BOOLCHIT!!!!!
The funny thing is Bivol kinda holds the cards from a marketability standpoint. If he fights Beterbiev and wins, then he becomes elite superstar status. If he fights Beterbiev and loses, he still has a huge money fight with Canelo available. The only problem is that Beterbiev is a legit killer, so he’d be jumping into the ring with a guy who could do him serious harm. But financially? It makes sense.
Bivol will school Beterbiev as well in 12UD.
you dreaming in full blast cromiologic colors.!!
It’d be a classic fight. Beterbiev might be pound-for-pound the single most destructive force in boxing. Bivol is slick and has pop. I’d favor Beterbiev, but there’s a good argument for either guy. We so rarely see fights that are close to 50/50, so when one happens between two World Class fighters, it is must-see entertainment.
I’ve been hearing Benavidez name alot.
Bivol would absolutely school him, who has Benavidez beaten to warrant a fight with Bivol?
Bivol should go for undisputed and then move up to cruiserweight, not down to 168.
Bivol is a class act and elite champ. He’s still got so much he can do in his career and I don’t see him being an easy opponent for anyone out there.
Beterbiev needs to land just a few of his crushing bombs. Everyone seems to forget Beter has an extensive amateur background. He just chooses to annihilate his opponents because he can!
Beterbiev in 5! Faster, stronger, younger.
Beterbiev turns 38 in January. They’re waiting him out!!!
let him fight tyson fury i’ll take bivol by UD!!
Hopefully Bivol and Beterbiev get in the ring. But Beterbiev will probably break his hand when he fights Yarde and will need a year off
funny how before the Canelo fight nobody in these chats said much about how good Bivol is lol