Dmitry Bivol will not pursue a rematch with Canelo Alvarez if he loses to Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night.
Alvarez is set to take on another tough test this weekend when he makes his return to 168lb to defend his undisputed titles against Golovkin in a third meeting at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It will be the Mexican's chance to respond after being outclassed by Bivol on his return to 175lb in his last fight, handing him the second defeat of his career.
He initially explored the opportunity of an immediate shot at redemption against Bivol, but the 175lb champion will instead defend his title against Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez in November. And the Russian's manager has revealed that there is no obligation to make the fight particularly if Alvarez loses for a third time.
