In recent weeks, the name of Dmitry Bivol He gave something to talk about, having been the next rival of Saul Alvarez.

The Mexican and the Russian will face off in the ring, in a duel for the belt of the light heavyweight division of the world boxing association.

Dmitry is aware that facing the Aztec boxer is one of the most complex challenges of his career, but he is not afraid of this contest either.

Bivol even made it clear that he would step into the ring with the intention of keeping his scepter, although it is also clear that he wants to inflict one more defeat on the “Cinnamon”.

“I am very happy to have this opportunity. Many years ago I asked my team to fight the best, from light middleweight to light heavyweight. Thank you all for making the fight possible. I am happy and focused. We hope to make a good fight for the fans. Believe me, it’s been a long journey up to this point. Now I have to do my job.

“When I get in the ring, I always believe I’m going to win. If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, you never will. I think so, why wouldn’t I? I remember that I have been amateur champion twice since I was 5. Now I have one belt and 19 fights. Why not win?

— Dmitry Bivol, Russian fighter

Fan of Jackie Chan and Jean-Claude Van Damme

When Dmitry was five years old, the boxer was a fan of karate, especially Jackie Chan.

The films played by the Chinese actor inspired the Russian. He even found an example to follow in Jean-Claude Van Damme.

But when he first approached boxing, Bivol put aside his taste for karate, although he kept his taste for celebrities.

“I wanted to fight like them, I asked my family to send me to karate and they took me, but after a few months I started boxing. And I fell in love. I loved boxing, because it was more popular and there were more competitions; I also like to fight with my hands more.

— Dmitry Bivol, Russian fighter

Source: Publimetro