Who fights on Canelo undercard?

An undercard is a boxing event before the main match. The undercard features a pair of rising contenders in different divisions.

On May 7, Canelo Alvarez will face Dmitry Bivol for the latter’s WBA light-heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez is the heavy favourite with -525 odds, while Bivol is the underdog installed at +390

Alvarez is known for his ability to exploit openings in his opponents’ guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement. He is also known for being a powerful body puncher.

BoxRec, The Ring, the Boxing Writers Association of America, the TBRB, and ESPN all rank Alvarez as the world’s best active boxer, pound for pound, as of April 2022. BoxRec, The Ring, TBRB, and ESPN all rank him as the world’s best active super middleweight.

Bivol was a decorated amateur, winning two world championships at the junior (U-17) level as well as a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.

As a light heavyweight, Bivol won the Russian national amateur boxing championships in 2012 and 2014.  His amateur record is 268–15.