Canelo’s got Bivol in mind

KING CANELO: Canelo Alvarez leaves the ring

CANELO ALVAREZ has his sights set on avenging his defeat to Dmitry

Bivol after he finally settled his rivalry with Gennady Golovkin.

The Mexican solidified his undisputed supermiddleweight supremacy with a unanimous points win over his Kazakh foe in Las Vegas.

Canelo, 32, has lost only twice in his career – the first against Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 and against Russian

Bivol in May.

Alvarez may need surgery on a hand injury but intends to return to light-heavyweight to trigger a rematch with the WBA champion.

He said: “Of course, everybody knows [that’s the fight]. We’ll see what happens in that fight.

“It’s very important for my legacy, for me, for my pride, for my country, for my family, for everything.

Doubts

“It’s important and I will beat him.”

There were doubts about the outcomes of the first two meetings of the pair in 2017 and 2018.

Golovkin clearly won the first but it was judged a draw, while the second was close with Canelo getting the nod.

But Golovkin, now 40, looked a shadow of the man who delivered those two epic battles.

Golovkin started slowly and the Mexican was able to tee off on him.

But Canelo lacked zip and pace when the fight was there for him to get the stoppage he craved.

He was still in control and even when Golovkin did have some success in the later rounds, there was no risk Alvarez would fall to back-toback defeats.

But at least the pair appeared to settle what had turned into a nasty and bitter rivalry.

“I’ve always said that I did not feel any animosity in this rivalry – he was the one who said it was personal,” said Golovkin, who vowed to fight on.

“After the fight when we looked at each other in the eye, we had no claims on each other anymore. We said, ‘Great fight’ and we moved on.

“We were content with how this fight played out and how our rivalry ended.” right)