Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol

Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol, billed as Legacy is Earned, is an upcoming professional boxing match between 4-division world champion, Canelo Álvarez, and defending WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol. The fight will take place on May 7, 2022.[1]

Legacy is Earned
DateMay 7, 2022
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super) light heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Canelo Álvarez Dmitry Bivol
Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Tokmok, Kyrgyz SSR,
Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)
Pre-fight record 57–1–2 (39 KO) 19–0 (11 KO)
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
4-division world champion		 WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion

Background

After Canelo Álvarez unified all four major world titles to become undisputed super middleweight champion with an eleventh-round technical knockout victory over Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021, it appeared likely that Álvarez would move up to challenge for a world title in a fifth division, when his trainer Eddy Reynoso successfully petitioned the WBC on November 15, 2021, to allow Álvarez to challenge WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu.[2] The fight ultimately did not happen, as Makabu was forced into a mandatory defense of his title in a rematch against Thabiso Mchunu on January 29, 2022, which the former won via split decision.[3]

Instead, it was announced on February 25, 2022 that Álvarez had signed a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing; the first fight would see him returning to the light heavyweight division to challenge long-reigning undefeated WBA (Super) champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7 in a bout that would be televised as sports streaming service DAZN's first pay-per-view offering in the United States and Canada.[4]

Bivol first won the WBA interim light heavyweight title in only his seventh professional bout in May 2016, making his first defense of the full WBA world title in 2017, before being designated as Super champion in 2019. Against Álvarez, Bivol will be making his fourth defense of the WBA (Super) title, and his ninth world title defense overall.[5]

Fight card
Weight class vs. Type Round Time Notes
Light heavyweight Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) – (12) Note 1
Heavyweight Filip Hrgović vs. Zhang Zhilei – (12)
Light welterweight Montana Love vs. Gabriel Valenzuela – (10)

^Note 1 For WBA (Super) light heavyweight title

Broadcasting

The bout will be broadcast live by sports streaming service DAZN to existing subscribers worldwide excluding Latin America. The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.[4]

Country Broadcaster
Free-to-air Cable/Pay television PPV Stream
 United States (Host) N/A DAZN PPV
 Canada
Worldwideexcl. N/A DAZN
 Mexico Azteca 7
Canal 5		 N/A TV Azteca Deportes
TUDN
Latin America N/A ESPN Latin America Star+

^excl. Live on DAZN worldwide excluding Latin America.

References
  1. Idec, Keith. "Canelo's 2-Fight Deal With DAZN Done: Bivol On May 7, Golovkin On September 17". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. "Canelo gets OK to chase title in fifth weight class". ESPN. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. Donovan, Jake. "Ilunga Makabu Edges Thabiso Mchunu Via Split Decision, Retains WBC Title And Calls For Canelo". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. Random Hits. "Canelo-Bivol DAZN PPV: 59.99 For Current Subs, 79.99 For New Subs". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. "BoxRec: Dmitry Bivol". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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