We have a big-time boxing match coming up that has the ability to be the biggest fight of the entire 2022 year as Canelo Alvarez is challenging for the light heavyweight championship as he takes on champion Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo is a four-weight world champion, the undisputed super-middleweight champion, and is currently recognized as the pound-for-pound best fighter.
Last Fight Records
Both fighters are known for their victories as Canelo Alvarez has a 57-1-2 record after defeating Caleb Plant while Dmitrii Bivol s a perfect 19-0-0 after defeating Umar Salamov.
Alvarez vs Bivol Betting Analysis
Alvarez is entering this fight with a 57-1-2 record while Bivol is currently sitting at a perfect 19-0-0 record heading into this fight.
Canelo Alvarez content
Canelo Alvarez is one of the best fighters that boxing has ever seen and is jumping weight classes to compete for this fight. He has a 57-1-2 record with 39 knockouts entering the ring here and is coming off a TKO win over Caleb Plant back on November 6. Canelo has a great amount of experience and has been known to dominate whenever he is in the ring as he has done throughout his 60 career bouts.
He has a lot of power in his strikes as he has ended a fight by knockout in 65 percent of all of his fights, including the previous three fights. He has fought against some of the best fighters in the world and has the experience throughout his career to be put in an ample position here.
Dmitry Bivol content
Dmitrii Bivol has been one of the more impressive rising stars in boxing as he is the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion and has done very well. His last fight was back on December 11 as he defeated Umar Salamov via unanimous decision. His power has been there as he is a perfect 19-0-0 with 11 knockouts, but as the competition level has increased, he has struggled to end fights as much as his last six fights all went the distance.
This will be a very intriguing battle as he never fought in a building the size of the T-Mobile Arena or against a star like Canelo Alvarez. It is interesting as he could be starstruck heading into this fight and could be fighting an uphill battle here against one of the toughest fights in boxing picks history.
Updates
As of this writing, there have been no updates in terms of anything that can risk the ability of this major boxing match to go on as planned.
Alvarez vs Bivol Betting Preview
Looking at the betting odds provided by Bovada Sportsbook, Alvarez is a heavy favorite to capture the title as he is currently favored at -600 while Bivol is sitting as a +390 underdog to retain his championship.
Alvarez vs Bivol Betting Prediction
Boxing odds have this fight extremely one-sided and it is hard to imagine it being anything but that. Canelo Alvarez is a fighter that has shown no issue transforming his body to fight in different weight classes and dominate, including light heavyweight. These two boxers are the same age at 31 but Canelo Alvarez has fought in three times more professional fights throughout his career than Dmitry Bivol has.
Alvarez is used to having the betting boxing world in his favor and should be able to dominate this fight. Bivol is in for the fight of his life as he will be in for the toughest fight of his life as Canelo should dominate. There is a chance Bivol is going to get overwhelmed by the magnitude of this fight so go with the heavily favored Canelo Alvarez to dominate this fight and win here to hand Dmitry Bivol his first career loss.
How to bet on Alvarez vs Bivol
In order to place a wager on this fight, you would go to your sportsbook and place the wager. With this being a fight with a major name attached like Canelo Alvarez, this should be a premier fight and easier to access than most boxing fights. Check different sportsbooks to find which one has the best odds for you.
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