That’s all for tonight. Thanks for following along and be sure to check out Donald McRae’s full report here.
“Unbelievable,” says Eddie Hearn, who promotes both men. “We talked going into this fight about how good Dmitry Bivol is, how tough this fight way, and it was a punch-perfect performance. He had to box exactly the way he boxed to win that fight. The judges had it right for me. He won the fight. Did Canelo look a little bit flat? Did he look tired? I think it was the brilliance of Dmitry Bivol. You saw his arms after the fight. He caught nearly everything on the glove. His defense was outstanding, his feet were great. He was aggressive enough in the fight to win the rounds. A big, big shock, but tonight belongs to Dmitry Bivol.”
He adds: “Like [Bivol] said, it felt like he was there as a stepping stone to Gennady Golovkin. And he was! For the career plans of Canelo Álvarez. But right now, what a night for him. Dreamed of this night, got the opportunity and becomes a true great tonight beating the pound-or-pound number one.”
