And if Alvarez were to do the Kovalev fight in May, it would mean once again putting off a potential third fight with Gennadiy Golovkin, and also a much-discussed matchup with Callum Smith at 168.But there’s some obvious shrewdness here, too. Moving up to 175, even for a one-off, could carry some risks — he’d have to bulk up some for that fight to carry the weight properly, and shedding that weight to go back to 160 or even 168 later might be riskier than necessary. Canelo probably won’t fight Kovalev next. … Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal Boxing Fight Part 3. "Main Events CEO Kathy Duva, Kovalev's promoter and Barrera's former promoter, who is working with Golden Boy on the fight, added, "Because Sullivan Barrera spent most of his professional career with Main Events, a fight between Kovalev and Barrera is something that we naturally anticipated would happen for a very long time. "On Nov. 2, Alvarez, who moved up two weight classes from middleweight, was locked in a very close fight with Kovalev before knocking him out in the 11th round. Sergey Kovalev's plans for the future are being discussed Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez stopped the Russian at the MGM Grand Joshua Buatsi can build on his 12-fight unbeaten record in 2020 Callum Smith might set his sights on WBO light-heavyweight belt La Liga backs Barca's €700m clause in Messi exit rowHamilton storms to Spa win, Ferrari finish point-lessPL chief: Brighton vs Chelsea crowd test encouragingCommunity Shield ratings: Maitland-Niles hit, Salah missSergey Kovalev will soon receive news on his next fight and would consider a return to UK 0:44 Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez stopped the Russian at the MGM Grand Let's not forget blown-up super middleweight Sakio Bika, either.The demand for a fight between Stevenson and Kovalev is likely to be tempered now that Ward has taken over the top spot in the division.And, make no mistake, Ward, not Stevenson, is now the man at 175 pounds.But there's still a great deal of bad blood between Stevenson and Kovalev, which could make a fight a possibility, particularly if Ward decides to remain inactive. Rene Alvarado knocked out Andrew Cancio in the seventh round in November to win a 130-pound title and will make his first defense against Roger Gutierrez (24-3-1, 20 KOs), 24, of Venezuela, who has won five fights in a row.Felix Alvarado, who signed with Golden Boy last month, will make the second defense of his 108-pound world title against former strawweight titlist DeeJay Kriel (16-1-1, 8 KOs), 24, of South Africa. This would be an opportunistic gamble for Alvarez, one that might not be the risk it will be sold to be, and that a large portion of people will accept it being, perhaps to be let down by a faded Kovalev in the end.The Canelo fight just plain might not happen, though. (And there has also been a lot of chatter about Alvarez not exactly being on the same page with the office guys at Golden Boy, but they’ve denied any friction, as they would. "I worked very hard to become a world champion, and I won't let anyone take that away from me. But last June he was stripped of the belt for not signing to face mandatory challenger Michel Soro.Junior lightweight world titlist Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs), 31, of Nicaragua, and twin brother and junior flyweight world titlist Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) will defend their titles on the same card. And so here we are! "Joshua Buatsi is one of Britain's hottest talents at 175lbs and the unbeaten 26-year-old could force his way into Kovalev's plans, if he continues to climb the rankings towards world title contention.Fellow Londoner Anthony Yarde traded punches with Kovalev last year, suffering a brave knockout loss to 'Krusher' in Russia.The WBO belt was vacated by 'Canelo' in December, with mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez next in line for a title shot, and Callum Smith could be a potential opponent for the Mexican. Of the trio, I actually think Kovalev would have the best shot of beating Bivol, but that’s just one man’s opinion.Let’s say no Canelo and no unification fight, which is entirely possible. It also means it’s time to consider what’s next for him.The teams for Canelo and Kovalev had legitimate discussions this summer about potentially matching the two this fall, but it all fell through. I'm very glad to be back and to bring my boxing to my fans on April 25. Unification is something we as fans continue to yammer on about, while many of us simultaneously desire a dismissal of title belts in general, and also stubbornly refuse to accept is often completely futile, as sanctioning body politics almost always inevitably get in the way, and the unifications don’t last. Smith is itching for a big fight, and Top Rank and Matchroom have proven entirely willing to work together for big fights, even in this ESPN “versus” DAZN era of the sport. Sadly, he's done that plenty in his career, so we can't completely rule it out.A fight between the division's two biggest punchers will always remain a welcome addition to the schedule.This would have had more juice had Kovalev won Saturday night, but we'll throw it in here to prompt debate, some of it angry. Barrera is a Cuban fighter and, even though I never faced any Cuban fighters as a professional, back in amateur days it was always Russian boxers competing with Cuban boxers, so I'm looking forward to remembering my amateur boxing.
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