Canelo Alvarez will look to become two-time 178lb champion when he challenges Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas this weekend.
The Mexican star will make his return for the first time since becoming undisputed champion at 168lbs with victory over Caleb Plant last September. Alvarez has signed a two-fight deal with promoter Eddie Hearn with a victory against Bivol setting up a potential third shot at Gennady Golovkin in September.
Alvarez will return to light-heavyweight for the first time in two years after previously stepping up to defeat Sergey Kovalev with a brutal stoppage. Bivol is set to provide a significant challenge to the sport's pound-for-pound king, having won all of his nineteen professional fights.
