Eddie Hearn did not like the decision of the World Boxing Council (WBC) disapprove of a rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at 168 pounds. Matchroom Boxing’s promoter indicated that he respects Mauricio Suleiman, but does not understand why the Russian fighter should be punished for “actions beyond his control”.
“I have a lot of respect for Mauricio (Suleiman). Of course, I don’t always agree with everything everyone does. I don’t love him, and maybe because I know Dmitry and admire him, and I’m friends with him (…) I don’t understand why such a fighter, with such a heart, such a peace-loving person should be punished. actions that are completely out of your control. I get it at the same time and there are a lot of sports that have done it,” Hearn said in an interview with Boxing Social.
Similarly, Eddie Hearn indicated that this decision would not change plans for a rematch because Canelo Alvarez ready to move up to 175 pounds again to face the Russian for the World Boxing Association (WBA) title, so it “doesn’t matter” if you can’t at 168.
Canelo wants this rematch at 175 pounds anyway, and that’s for Dimitri’s WBA title. So it doesn’t really matter but making the fight undisputed at 168 becomes even more of a challenge, he said.
Note that a few days ago, Mauricio Suleiman said that Dmitry Bivol could not participate in a fight in which the WBC title was contested, since the organization supports sanctions against Russian boxers for the war that country supports against Ukraine.
Bivol cannot participate in WBC fights (…) Until there is boxing in Ukraine, there will be no boxing that the WBC can recognize in Russia,” Suleiman said in a statement by Izquierdaso.
So the only way Canelo Alvarez and Dimitri Bivol fight again in the ring at 175 poundsdespite the desire of the Russian to challenge him in the super middleweight category, where the Mexican is the absolute champion.
Source: La Opinion
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