Overnight, Dmitry Bivol became one of the biggest names in boxing by beating pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez. Many rumors have begun to circulate regarding Canelo’s next move, but promoter Eddie Hearn has other plans if the Bivol rematch does not go ahead.
At the O2 Arena, former Dmitry Bivol opponent Craig Richards, faced Joshua Buatsi. Bivol had defeated Richards in a close fight via unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight 118-110, 115-113, and 115-114 in the Russian’s favor. Fans were quick to suggest that Richards did a better job against Bivol than Canelo did.
Buatsi-Richards was a much closer fight than most predicted. Buatsi dominated Richards early on in the fight before Richards came back with his own onslaught. In the end Joshua Buatsi won the bout via unanimous decision.
After the fight Eddie Hearn spoke to Seconds Out:
“I think there is no levels between Craig Richards and these world champions. The natural step is to fight for a world championship. So obviously if Canelo does not fight Bivol then I think it could be a very good chance Buatsi will be fighting him. [On Canelo] He wants to fight Bivol but maybe we go GGG then Bivol”.
