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Canelo Alvarez looks to become a two-time light heavyweight champion. But he's got a stern test in front of him.

I’ve had a long journey to this moment, and now I have to do my job." "I’ve asked my team for many years, I want to fight the best guys, and now I’ve got this fight. “I need to take other challenges for myself, not just for my history, but I need to feel that kind of challenge.

Will we see more gold put around Canelo Alvarez's waist? The Sporting News has you covered with updates on Canelo's fight against Dmitry Bivol.

The Canelo vs. Canelo Alvarez vs. Canelo Alvarez vs. Canelo Alvarez vs. One thing is for sure, if Castro is going to compete with the upper crust of a loaded lightweight division, he's going to have to tighten up that defense. MORE: Canelo Alvarez vs. Canelo accomplished that feat in 11 months. Canelo Alvarez vs. Once again, Canelo Alvarez will be fighting for a light-heavyweight title. But Castro is a good young prospect with impressive punch variety. The Russian beat Felix Valera in 2016 to win the interim WBA light heavyweight title. After suffering the only loss of his career in 2013 against Floyd Mayweather, Canelo is 15-0-1.

Bivol controlled the fight from the outset in turning away the challenge of the undisputed super middleweight champion.

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In a fight that three judges scored 115-113 but wasn't nearly that close, Dmitry Bivol posted one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, notching a ...

... Maybe the weight was a slight issue and made me feel less than 100 percent. Bivol landed a surprising amount of flush shots -- 152 connects to 84 -- and Alvarez's face was already red by the end of Round 1. "He's a champion in four weight classes and has four belts. Alvarez marched forward and pressed to land a fight-changing shot, but it never materialized. "I don't feel like I lost the fight," Alvarez said. I watched the fight against Callum Smith." "I know how people love Canelo and it's normal; he's the biggest fighter in the world," Bivol conceded. "No excuses, I lost today; he is a great boxer ... I felt his power. The long-awaited trilogy fight between Alvarez and Golovkin, the biggest event boxing can deliver, was already signed for Sept. 17. Against Bivol, the strategy didn't work. Bivol, ESPN's No. 2 light heavyweight, was the far cleaner puncher throughout the fight. All three judges scored the fight 115-113, but the bout wasn't nearly that close.

The WBA light heavyweight title is on the line when two champions meet in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The question will eventually become whether Alvarez can hurt Bivol to the body and get in close enough range to break him down. Bivol has trap fight written all over him for Alvarez and is statistically, according to CompuBox, among the sport's leaders in jabs landed per round and fewest punches landed overall by his opponents. One has to wonder whether this is the fight where Alvarez bites off just a bit more than he can chew against someone so technically proficient. I am 175 pounds and I think I can do everything in the ring if I want and if I believe." If Bivol is willing to try and make Alvarez pay for advancing, this is where the fight will get interesting. "Canelo is the pound-for-pound king now so it's important to me to prove to myself what I can do against the best in the ring. I hope I can do good things in the ring." The Mexican superstar has never been down as a pro and has only been visibly hurt once in a 2010 fight against Jose Miguel Cotto, the older brother of future Alvarez foe Miguel Cotto. Some opponents do it with you when you have to show more and I think Canelo is that fight where I have to show all of Dmitry Bivol. But can he dig in and throw caution to the wind against Alvarez if the fight calls for it? Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including a complete preview of Alvarez vs. Bivol is often looked at as a safe fighter who relies on his footwork, defense and technique to outbox opponents from distance.

Canelo Alvarez, the face of boxing, will take on one of the toughest tests of his career on Saturday night when he moves up to light heavyweight to face WBA ...

GGG. But, will it be enough? Tonight, Canelo will get tested like he hasn’t been since the first fight vs. DAZN PPV in US & Canada pic.twitter.com/USz9AkBPgi May 8, 2022 •4h ago The latest odds have Canelo Alvarez as a big favorite. DAZN PPV in US & Canada pic.twitter.com/mY83kFmo9h May 8, 2022 •1h ago DAZN PPV in US & Canada pic.twitter.com/IrO6kxDu5J May 8, 2022 •1h ago The 12-round fight between Montana Love and Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela is underway. It looks like it will go the distance, which means a longer way to get to Canelo vs. Bivol, of Russia, is undefeated through 19 bouts and has the size and power to present problems for Alvarez.