We are officially in Canelo vs. Bivol fight week. The WBA light heavyweight title will be on the line as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (57-1-2) moves up in weight to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (19-0). The fight will be taking place at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight schedule has been released so all of the information you need leading up to the event can be found here along with streaming times and platforms.
Canelo vs. Bivol Start Time
Date: Saturday, May 7
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST
Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. BST
The main card is scheduled to get underway at 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST with main event ring walks scheduled for 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. BST (Ring walk time subject to change based on flow of the event)
Canelo vs. Bivol Fight Card
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol; For Bivol’s WBA light heavyweight title
Filip Hrgovic (pulled out of fight) vs. Zhilei Zhang; Heavyweight (A replacement opponent is begin considered at this time)
Montana Love vs. Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela; Super lightweight
Shakhram Giyasov vs. Christian Gomez; Welterweight
Joselito Velazquez vs. Jose Soto; Flyweight
Alexis Espino vs. Aaron Silva; Middleweight
Marc Castro vs. Pedro Vincente Scharbaai; Lightweight
Elnur Abduraimov vs. Manuel Correa; Super featherweight
Fernando Angel Molina vs. Ricardo Valdovinos; Super lightweight
Where to watch Canelo vs. Bivol
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (excluding Mexico and Latin America). For those living in Argentina, Chile and Colombia, you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser. Fight fans in the U.S. and Canada can watch the fight on DAZN PPV ($59.99 for current subscribers & $79.99 for those who aren’t).
Another option is PPV.com which includes a hosted, live chat in English and Spanish with multiple boxing experts. This event is available in English or Spanish audio, and the hosted, bilingual chat comes with both audio versions. The price is $79.99.
Born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, Abe grew up in a family who were and still are die-hard boxing fans. He started contributing boxing articles to NYF in 2017. Abe through his hard work, has made his way up the ranks and is now the editor at NYFights. He is also a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).