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“I Know I’m Better Than Him”: Canelo Targets One Man After He Faces Terence Crawford

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Canelo Alvarez is just months away from a mega-fight with Terence Crawford.

The 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico reclaimed the undisputed super-middleweight championship with a victory over former IBF champion William Scull in Riyadh at the beginning of the month to set up a huge showdown with ‘Bud’ Crawford later this year.

The modern pound-for-pound greats are set to face each other on Friday September 12 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, as confirmed by Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh just moments after Canelo was declared as the winner against Scull on May 2.

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As he gears up for what could be one of the toughest tests of his career, Canelo has already set his sights on facing one man after his highly anticipated showdown with ‘Bud’.

Speaking to The Ring Magazine, Canelo expressed an interest in facing unified light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a rematch, as he looks to avenge the defeat he suffered to the Russian star back in 2022.

“I hope I have the opportunity to have the rematch with Bivol, that’s the only fight at 175 I would really take but we’ll see. I want to tell myself ‘Hey, you learned something from that fight’, what things you don’t need to do again. I have that thing in myself which says ‘Hey, you need to show that you’re a better fighter than him’.”

Bivol became just the second fighter to defeat Canelo when they clashed several years ago, making a successful defence of his WBA light-heavyweight title in the process. The 34-year-old Russian recently captured the undisputed light-heavyweight championship from rival Artur Beterbiev, with a trilogy showdown between the pair set to take place later this year.

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(VIDEO) ‘I Was Just Myself’: Most Of Canelo’s Opponents Fight With Fear – Dmitry Bivol

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Dmitry Bivol was in Riyadh on Saturday night to see Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez regain his status as the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world with a mundane twelve round decision victory over William Scull.

The win saw WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine champion, Alvarez, regain the IBF title that was stripped from him last year.
In May 2022, unified and Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion, Bivol outboxed Alvarez over twelve rounds, ending his hopes of adding a 175lb world title to his long list of achievements.

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The 34 year-old Russian laid out an efficient, effective blueprint of how to beat the Mexican great but, since then, nobody else has been able to follow it.

 

Pound-for-pound great, Terence Crawford, 41-0 (31 KOs), will be the next man to try. He and Alvarez, 63-2-2 (39 KOs), will meet at The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 12th.

 

“I was just myself, without fear, because most of his opponents, they have fear and they don’t do what they can do,” Bivol told DAZN when asked how he went about beating Alvarez.

 

“They’re very tight mentally and [in their] body. They don’t throw enough punches. I think this is the most important.”

 

Just hours later, Scull provided a vivid example of Bivol’s reasoning and surrendered his IBF belt in tame fashion.

 

Alvarez put in a one-paced display but Scull was in no mood to take advantage. Although the Cuban threw more punches than the multi-weight world champion, the majority of them were inconsequential and he seemed more intent on lasting the course rather than seizing the biggest opportunity of his career.

 

Last October, Bivol faced Artur Beterbiev in an eagerly awaited undisputed light heavyweight title fight.

 

Although he didn’t shy away from entering exchanges with the fearsome Beterbiev, Bivol was understandably wary of doing so and only held his feet when absolute necessary. He clearly grew in confidence as the fight wore on and although he lost a tight majority decision, he carried that self belief into February’s rematch.

 

Bivol was more active, committed to his power shots and boxed and fought his way to an attritional majority decision win of his own.

 

The two rivals will complete their rivalry later this year.

 

“I hope in November or December, I will have a chance to have a fight,” he said.
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Claressa Shields Has No Doubt Who Wins Canelo vs Terence Crawford: “He Has That Knockout Power”…

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Terence Crawford is looking to move up two divisions to challenge Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez.

Both future Hall of Famers, Crawford and Canelo are four-weight world champions each coming to the final chapter of their career. For Crawford, the final legacy-defining bout is against the Mexican, who currently holds three of the four major belts at 168 pounds.

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Speaking to Sean Zittel, five-weight world champion Claressa Shields backed Crawford should it happen.

“I think the last few fights I’ve seen Canelo slow down a little bit … Team Crawford, me. It’s gonna be a good one, but Canelo, he’s number two pound-for-pound. Pound-for-pound number one is Crawford, and that’s skill wise.”

When told that Canelo had warned Crawford there are weight classes for a reason, Shields used her own recent winning experience at heavyweight having won titles as low as super-welterweight as a rebuttal.

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“Oh that’s beautiful. I’m all the way a heavyweight. That’s because I got the skills, the power and everything to pay the bills. Terence Crawford’s got the skills to pay the bills, the knockout power. He’s very smart in there. And he’s sturdy. Now the weight class can matter a little bit, but boxing matters.”

It’s understood that Canelo will receive an offer now that neither man has a fight coming up. Whether or not he takes it remains to be seen, and he is demanding big money. Having just come off another title defence against Edgar Berlanga, he has shown interest in moving back up to light-heavyweight to rematch Dmitry Bivol.

There are some in the sport that believe Crawford may retire if he doesn’t land the fight, although the man himself recently hinted that he would continue on.

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Canelo Álvarez outclasses Edgar Berlanga to retain super middleweight belts in unanimous decision…

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Canelo Alvarez VS Edgar Berlanga

Canelo Álvarez spent his Saturday doing what he usually does around this time of year amid Mexican Independence Day weekends: taking care of business. In this case, it was a win over undefeated challenger Edgar Berlanga.

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The unified super middleweight champion outclassed the undefeated challenger in a unanimous decision (117-110, 118-109, 118-109), his fifth straight title defense to go the distance.

Canelo Alvarez VS Edgar Berlanga

Unlike other bouts where he needed time to build momentum, the heavily favored Álvarez had an advantage from the first bell. He calmly took the first first two rounds before flattening Berlanga with a left hook in the third. More punishment came from there, but Berlanga managed to survive.

Álvarez got better as the fight went on, but Berlanga’s trash talk remained high throughout. Berlanga had further missteps, including a warning for an intentional headbutt and a fall after swinging and missing on a power punch. He spent much of the pre-fight proceedings trying to annoy Álvarez and that continued during the bout, with Álvarez sometimes jawing back.

But in the end, Berlanga landed more words than punches. The pair at least shared a nice embrace after the final bell, with both likely knowing exactly the decision that was coming.

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It was still a decent showing for Berlanga despite the loss. He built his reputation on a string of first-round knockouts, but was a massive underdog going into Saturday. Álvarez still looked a class above him, but the 27-year-old looked like he belonged by the end, and that can be a win in itself as he looks for his next opponent.

As for Álvarez, he hasn’t won via finish since stopping Caleb Plant, who won earlier Saturday, in November 2021. It might not be a great sign for how the 34-year-old is aging.

The bigger question now, though, is where Álvarez goes from here. Rising star David Benavidez might be the simplest answer, but Álvarez might still want a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, the only fighter to defeat him since Floyd Mayweather in 2013. And who knows? Maybe a super-fight against super welterweight king Terence Crawford could be out there.

Here’s how it all went down via Yahoo Sports:

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Canelo Alvarez already has opponent after fighting Edgar Berlanga and it would be a long-awaited rematch….

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Canelo takes on Berlanga in Las Vegas on Saturday night

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will return to the ring for his second fight of the year, defending his 168-pound championship against undefeated Puerto Rican fighter Edgar Berlanga.

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The highly anticipated bout is set for Saturday, September 14, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Alvarez, the reigning super middleweight champion, has successfully defended his title five consecutive times and now faces Berlanga, a rising star with an impressive undefeated record.

The fight will take place during Mexican Independence Day weekend, a significant date for Alvarez, who often competes on this holiday in front of his home country’s supporters.

Canelo has his eye on long-time rival

Despite the focus on Berlanga, Canelo already has potential future plans in mind.

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According to ESPN, Alvarez is considering a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, whom he previously lost to in a light heavyweight bout.

That rematch could depend on Bivol’s performance in a possible unification fight against Artur Beterbiev.

If successful, it would give Canelo a chance to avenge his loss and capture additional titles in the light heavyweight division.

Artur Beterbiev

These plans, however, may once again delay a much-anticipated fight against David Benavidez.

Benavidez has been waiting for three years to face Alvarez, but Canelo’s focus on a rematch with Bivol could leave Benavidez out of the equation once more.

As Alvarez prepares for his upcoming fight with Berlanga, all eyes are on the T-Mobile Arena to see how the Mexican champion performs.

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