Canelo Alvarez is eyeing a rematch with Dmitry Bivol if the latter beats Artur Beterbiev on October 12 for the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Title.

Canelo lost a unanimous decision win against Bivol in 2022, missing out on the WBA Light Heavyweight Belt. The Mexican was comprehensively outboxed, although he later disclosed a hand injury prevented him from being at his best. Talks over a rematch took place but to no avail.

“I think it affected everything because it’s boxing and I need my hands, but I have the skills to handle with one hand but at the end of the day, at the end of this past year I barely was able to train 100%. That made me not go 100% in the fight,” Canelo said

Canelo targeted the rematch at 175 to rule out any further excuses if he came up short. Meanwhile, Bivol wanted to run things back at super middleweight to target Canelo’s undisputed title at the time. If Bivol becomes undisputed at 175 with a win over Beterbiev, the Mexican wanted to avenge that loss.

Canelo Alvarez has declared that he remains open to a Dmitry Bivol rematch if he beats Artur Beterbiev to become undisputed light-heavyweight world champion: “Yes it’s possible. It’s the only fight I’d make one more time at 175lbs – the rematch with Bivol.” [@Pound4PoundShow]

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 22, 2024

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Ain’t no way in hell Canelo would go in there with Bivol again

— tonyfromhouston (@tonyfromhouston) August 22, 2024

Bivol gonna run circles around him again 🤣🤣

— RacistCommunist (@Jordanooo17) August 22, 2024

He’s lying..Bivol did damage to him psychologically..He’s never fighting him again..🤷🏽‍♂️

— AccordingToBoxing (@AccordToBoxing) August 23, 2024