Dmitry Bivol produced a performance of a lifetime as he inflicted a brutally one-sided victory to defeat boxing’s pound-for-pound best Canelo Alvarez on an historic night in Las Vegas.
After bulldozing his way through the super-middleweight division – becoming undisputed champion last year – Canelo set himself another monumental challenge as he stepped up to light-heavyweight to take on WBA (Super) champion Bivol.
But in setting himself another monumental task, Canelo’s latest challenge proved a step too far, as Bivol danced his way to a unanimous decision victory, with all three judges scoring the bout 115-113 in the Russian’s favour.
