Round-by-round report: Dmitry Bivol stunned Canelo Álvarez on points to retain the WBA light heavyweight title in Las Vegas
Guardian’s unofficial score: Álvarez 9-10 Bivol A nice comeback round for Álvarez. He traps Bivol along the ropes and lets his hands go, landing a lot of shots. But he’s emptied a lot of the tank doing it while Bivol, who took all those shots well, was able to reserve a bit for the championship rounds.Álvarez is in trouble. Bivol is bullying the smaller man around the ring and Álvarez is moving in reverse, missing lots of punches while he goes.
Canelo’s face has been reddened by Bivol’s steady output to the head. Álvarez has been ratcheting up the pressure but a lot of his blows have been blocked or parried by the bigger man. Canelo lands with a spicy right uppercut in the final seconds but it’s not enough to swing the round. Álvarez is in a fight tonight!Bivol lands a thudding right hand to the body, setting up a combination upstairs. Bivol is really letting his hands go and Canelo is responding in kind.
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