Dmitry Bivol confidently defeated Saul Alvarez

In the main fight of the boxing tournament in Las Vegas, unbeaten Russian Dmitry Bivol and one of the best fighters of the featherweight division, Mexican Saul Alvarez met.

Many experts were betting on the Mexican, but contrary to all predictions, Bivol took the initiative straight away and kept the fight under control for all but twelve rounds.

At times it seemed that the Russian was going to take him down, but he held on until the final bell. Nevertheless, all the judges unanimously gave the victory to Dmitry.

Bivol won his twentieth victory in twenty fights and Alvarez suffered his second career defeat and first since 2013