Three Boxing Governing Bodies Will No Longer Certify Title Fights for Russian Boxers – What Does This Mean for Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol?

The political altercation between Russia and Ukraine is getting intense and the situation in the coming time is unpredictable. Regardless of that, three boxing organizations recently came up with a stern decision. The WBC, IBF, and WBO will not certify title fights involving Russian boxers.

Eventually, this step has puzzled a lot of fans, making them worried about the upcoming boxing bouts, especially between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol.

However, Michael Benson provided an update on this fight and three boxing organizations’ ruling.

Taking it to Twitter, he added, “The WBC, IBF & WBO have now stated that they will no longer certify title fights involving boxers from Russia, following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Appears this may impact Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr, but WBA not involved so not Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol.”

Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol’s contest recently got announced. The two men will square off on May 7 for Bivol’s WBA light-heavyweight title. On the other hand, the WBC and IBF light heavyweight champ, Artur Beterbiev was in contention to meet Joe Smith Jr., the WBO champ, in a unification fight.

But, with the prevailing scenario, this fight seems unlikely, and both the champions will have to wait until the next statement comes up from the boxing organizations.

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Boxing lovers are keen to see the p4p king, Canelo Alvarez’s big test against Bivol. That said, things will get clear in the next few days regarding this fight’s future.

Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol – How important is this fight?

Canelo Alvarez became the undisputed super-middleweight champ last year. Since then, he was in the news to scale up in weight and fight bigger opponents.

His name with Bivol was teased last year as well. But no one believed until it actually had a set date.

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This contest is vital for Canelo’s legacy as well as Bivol’s record who is slowly peaking up his career. It’ll be interesting to see whether all four organizations come up with another statement for the Russian boxer’s future and Canelo vs Bivol’s fight.

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