It was a stepping stone in my career – Grupo Milenio

Dmitry Bivol is just a few days away from the “fight of his life” against Artur Beterbiev for semi-complete titles; but before this commitment, the Russian spoke about his previous fight with the Mexican Saul Cinnamon Alvarez.

In an interview with the YouTube channel Fight Hub TV, the boxer confessed that His title fight against his compatriot means more than the victory he had against Cinnamonsince this served as a stepping stone to show himself to the world.

“For the belts, of course, Beterbiev means a lot more to me. For me, Cinnamon It was the stepping stone to have a big fight in my career.. “It was a great opportunity to show the world that there is a boxer named Dmitry Bivol, who is a good boxer, who had to be paid attention and given a good opportunity to show that he is good,” he said.

Despite this, Bivol said that the fight with the Mexican was important, although championship fights have more meaning. “Both are important, but the fight for all the belts has a special meaning for me“.

Bivol talks about a possible rematch with Canelo

After beating Berlanga, Canelo expressed his desire to face Bivol in a rematch. “You never know. There is always the possibility. If Bivol wins that fight (against Beterbiev), I would like to take the risk of doing a rematch. We’ll see. Maybe in the future,” he told Boxing Scene.

However, the Russian boxer said that he was waiting for said rematch, but now he is focused on taking the titles from Beterbiev, so now he does not worry about giving Beterbiev a rematch. Cinnamon.

“I don’t think about Cinnamon because we wait a year and a half for the revenge. It was just words and no actions. There were no negotiations at all. It is a closed topic. Now I’m busy with Beterbiev,” he said.

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