The Russian boxer, transplanted to California, who defeated Canelo Alvarez to confirm himself as light heavyweight champion has been called the greatest boxing surprise of the 21st century. Here is his story
They have called it the greatest boxing surprise of the 21st century and certainly the fall of Canelo Alvarez makes a lot of noise. But the triumph of Dmitry Bivol, decidedly wider than the two points sanctioned by the cards of all three judges, raised an eyebrow only to those who do not know the value of the Russian champion (and the reference is wanted to the American experts, who basically they refuse to consider boxers who come from Eastern Europe even if they reside in the US, like him).