Dmitry Bivol shocked Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, his devastated army of fans, all of Mexico and boxing itself when he retained his WBA light heavyweight title with a consummate victory on points in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Bivol, the 31-year-old Russian, improves his record to a perfect 20-0 but none of his previous victories come close to the magnitude of this utterly dominant win over the feted Alvarez. Bivol was awarded the decision on all three scorecards by a scandalously narrow margin of 115-113.
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- May 8, 2022
