Canelo vs Bivol: The great fight is going to be held in Las Vegas

For a fighter who's just 5-foot-8 and made his pro debut at 140 pounds, one wonders how high he can get

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in weight and still be effective. Fortunately, for pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, he doesn't believe in any sort of limits.

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Fresh off the 2021 Fighter of the Year campaign, in which he became the first undisputed champion in super middleweight

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history, Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) at 175 pounds to challenge WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dimitri Bivol

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On Saturday Will go back till (19-0, 11 KOs) Inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (DAZN PPV, 8 p.m. ET - SUBSCRIBE NOW).

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Three years away from his last light heavyweight fight, when he dismissed Sergei Kovalev to claim the WBC title

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before immediately vacating, 31-year-old Alvarez will face his promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport,

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during Bivol's . revealed that Alvarez might be ready to challenge for the unified heavyweight title if former undisputed

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cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usik was willing to accept a 201-pound catchweight. The added heavyweight

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