Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is eager for a rematch with WBA light heavyweight champion Dimitry Bivol after suffering a shock defeat in their first bout in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Bivol secured a win by unanimous decision – all three judges scoring the fight 115-113 in his favour – to hand Canelo only the second loss of his career, nine years on from his first at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Canelo stressed after the fight that he wanted another shot at Bivol, with a rematch clause in the contract. He said: “Of course I do. This doesn’t end like this.” He then later repeated that message on Twitter.
Translated from Spanish, Canelo’s post read: “Boxing is like that. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but always with your head held high.
“I stay with the great fight that we offered to the people. We will fight again and we will win again.”
Bivol, too, is keen to face Canelo once more. ‘A rematch? No problem. Let’s talk about a rematch,” he said.
“I took this fight because I just wanted the opportunity and I appreciate the opportunity. I am ready for the rematch, I just want to make sure I win and am treated like a champion now.”
