Canelo Alvarez's future takes an unexpected turn as his 2026 opponent is revealed—and it's neither Dmitry Bivol nor David Benavidez. Discover the surprising matchup set for 2026!

Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Frank Smith, wants to make the fight with Canelo Alvarez over David Benavidez. Bivol became the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion after having defeated Artur Beterbiev via a majority decision in the rematch.

David Benavidez's revelation of his past success sparring Dmitry Bivol may be why the newly crowned undisputed light heavyweight champion's promoters aren't

“Dmitry Bivol must fight David Benavidez next,” the WBC said in a division-by-division update about all of its titleholders.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev 2 was as good, if not better, than their first fight. Let's finish the trilogy now before other big bouts get in the way.

Dmitry Bivol was the last man to defeat Canelo Alvarez. The two men met back in May 2022, with the WBA light heavyweight title on the line, with Canelo heading in as the undisputed super-middleweight champion as he stepped up from 168lbs for the fight.

After Dmitry Bivol's dethroning of Artur Beterbiev as undisputed light heavyweight champion, all the talk is about a trilogy fight. Owen Lewis believes it’s too late.

Canelo Alvarez will be an interested spectator when Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol meet on Saturday. The two light heavyweight stars do battle in a rematch of their epic clash from October, where Beterbiev defeated Bivol by majority decision to add the WBA belt to his WBC, WBO and IBF titles and become undisputed light heavyweight champion.