How much money did Canelo make against Bivol

Bivol outpointed Alvarez earlier this month but has yet to be paid due to the sanctions placed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine

Dmitry Bivol fears he won't receive his $5million purse for his upset victory over Canelo Alvarez earlier this month.

The Russian dominated the pound-for-pound great for large parts of their Las Vegas clash before being awarded victory by a two-round margin. Bivol retained his light-heavyweight world title in the process after becoming just the second man after Floyd Mayweather to defeat the Mexican.

Bivol is believed to have agreed to a $5m purse, significantly less than Alvarez's previous opponents, but admitted he has yet to receive the fee due to sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. "I was willing to earn a lot less just to get this fight. I needed this fight, it was the No.1 task, he told the TASS news agency.

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"I think it's very difficult [to be paid]. I haven't faced this challenge yet because it hasn't arrived yet. We are still thinking about how to do it. We didn't think ahead because the situation is changing rapidly. I didn't even think about it and said to my manager: 'Vadim [Kornilov], come on, this will be your headache'."

Alvarez insisted on a rematch clause ahead of his defeat by Bivol and said in the immediate aftermath that he intended to pursue a second fight. But Bivol is unsure whether there will be a sequel, adding: "I have a clause in my contract, according to which I am obliged to give Alvarez a rematch.

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"We did not prescribe the conditions in advance, and this is good, I don’t even think about future plans now. Before each fight, I tune in and think that this is my last fight. Yes, there are some vague plans, but I am always in the mood as if this is the last fight."

Alvarez could instead pursue a trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin after their third meeting was pencilled in for September 18 on the proviso Alvarez was successful against Bivol. Golovkin had held up his end of the bargain by stopping Ryota Murata in their super-middleweight unification clash last month.

Two extremely tough fighters will face each other on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will once more step up a weight class to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, hoping to add another belt to his name. The Mexican last fought in this division in 2019, when he conquered Sergey Kovalev.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol: Battle of outstanding fighters

The Ring considers Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) to be the current number one pound-for-pound boxer, who last fought against Caleb Plant, from whom he wrested the IBF super middleweight belt. He became the undisputed champion after that bout, having earlier won the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring titles.

Meanwhile, Bivol is an undefeated fighter with a record of 19-0, 11 of which where knockouts. He has defended his title multiple times, and The Ring ranks him the world’s second-best active light-heavyweight fighter.

Alvarez has signed an agreement to return to DAZN for two fights. The bout with the Russian is the first, and the second will be a defense of his undisputed super middleweight title and rematch against rival Gennadiy Golovkin in September.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol: Fight purse

No matter the outcome, Alvarez and Bivol will both receive handsome payouts this weekend. According to The Sports Grail, Alvarez is expected to take home a guaranteed purse of $15 million, while Bivol is set to receive $2 million. These amounts are expected to increase significantly when PPV shares are taken into account. Canelo will receive 70%, while the light heavyweight champ will bring in 30%.

The Alvarez-Bivol fight will take place on Saturday, May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will start at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, with the main event fighters doing their ring walks around 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

The best fighter in the world is back in action on Saturday, May 7 as Canelo Álvarez faces off against Dmitry Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight championship. The DAZN card gets underway at 8 p.m. ET and the main event ring walks are expected in the 11 p.m. hour.

Canelo is 57-1-2 and stepping up in weight to challenge Bivol for the latter’s title. Canelo’s best years have come across middleweight and super middlweight, but he climbed up to light heavyweight to beat Sergey Kovalev in 2019 for the WBO crown. Canelo is the current undisputed super middleweight champion, coming off an 11th round TKO of Caleb Plant last November to unify the division.

Bivol is 19-0 and has held some version of the WBA title since 2016 and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Umar Salamov last December. Bivol is the champ in this bout but is a +390 underdog against Canelo at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Official purse figures have not been released, but Total Sportal has its usual pre-fight report on the dollars involved. They are reporting that Canelo will earn a guaranteed $15 million purse for the fight, and will claim 70% of PPV sales. Meanwhile, Bivol is guaranteed $2 million and will receive up to 30% of PPV sales.

The Canelo-Bivol card will cost existing DAZN subscribers $59.99 in addition to their usual DAZN subscription cost. If you are not a DAZN subscriber, you will have to pay $79.99. Canelo’s last fight against Caleb Plant did an estimated 800,000 buys. If this fight did similar numbers, all participants would be splitting up nearly $48 million in PPV sales.

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