Bivol claimed victory with a unanimous factors choice, with all three judges scoring the battle in his favor as he retained his WBA gentle heavyweight title.
The Russian stretched his undefeated file to 20-0, whereas he handed Alvarez simply the second defeat of his profession, and his first in 9 years since he misplaced to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“In case you do not imagine in your self what do you do? You obtain nothing. I imagine and my group believed in me.
“I felt his energy. You may see on my arm, he beat my arm up however not my head. That is higher.”
He has beforehand fought within the gentle heavyweight division earlier than, defeating Sergey Kovalev in 2019.
Final 12 months, Alvarez turned the primary ever undisputed super-middleweight champion with a win through eleventh spherical technical knockout over then-undefeated IBF titleholder Caleb Plant.
He has gained titles throughout 4 totally different weight divisions — gentle heavyweight, tremendous middleweight, super-welterweight and middleweight.
However regardless of a passionate, predominately Mexican, crowd cheering him on, the 31-year-old struggled towards Bivol, being battered and bruised by the medical Russian.
Alvarez completed the battle uncharacteristically pink after Bivol’s barrage, however was magnanimous in defeat.
After the battle, Alvarez stated he was eager for a rematch. When requested, he stated: “After all I do. This does not finish like this.”
Bivol, who has held the sunshine heavyweight title since 2016, stated he was additionally eager for a rematch.
“I am prepared for a rematch, I simply wish to be handled because the champion now.”
