Canelo Alvarez Gets ‘No Excuses’ Ultimatum From Dmitry Bivol for September Rematch in 2023

Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez recently defeated Gennady Golovkin in their third encounter. The Mexican fighter had not lost since suffering a setback against Floyd Mayweather in 2013. However, before facing Golovkin, Dmitry Bivol of Russia upset Alvarez to halt his winning streak. It was certain that there needs to be a rematch. There have been other developments in this saga, and the most recent one may be of interest to fans. 

Following their first encounter inside the ring, both Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol agreed to a rematch. The former defeated Golovkin after that, and Bivol beat Gilberto Ramirez. Since then, fans have been anticipating a rematch between Alvarez and Bivol. 

In light of this, Bivol recently stated, “Why not at 168lbs? If it’s 168lbs it’s no excuses anymore. He had some excuses, yeah. He said it’s not his weight class, then he said he didn’t get a good camp, then he said it was a problem with the arm. 168lbs, no excuses.”

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Apparently, the two fought at 175 lbs in their first clash. Fans believed that Alvarez seemed too small in front of a taller and heavier Bivol. Now that Bivol has agreed to fight at 165 lbs, it has become more exciting to anticipate this fight. 

Canelo Alvarez threatens soccer legend, Lionel Messi following Argentina’s win over Mexico 

Argentina just came off a fresh victory against Mexico during the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup. This allowed them to stay in the world cup to compete with other teams. After the match, a video went viral online where Lionel Messi is seen celebrating the recent victory with his teammates. The video shows Messi brushing off the Mexican jersey with his foot as he sat down. 

Messi might have done it unintentionally, but Alvarez found it very offensive and he took to Twitter to share his disregard. He went on to write a series of tweets berating Messi for insulting the Mexican jersey. 

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The boxer even wrote in a tweet, “Just as I respect Argentina, you have to respect Mexico!! I’m not talking about the country(Argentina) I’m talking about Messi because of the bl*wjob he gave.” Nevertheless, Alvarez announced in the near past that he has successfully done his wrist surgery and is ready to take on Bivol in a rematch again. Fans are excited to see this sensational battle.