Canelo Alvarez Tells Kamaru Usman Exactly When They Will Fight

Canelo Alvarez is only days away from fighting his next opponent, Dmitry Bivol. Alvarez will look to challenge Bivol for his WBA super lightweight title on May 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scheduled for twelve 3-minutes rounds, Alvarez vs. Bivol will witness the attendance of 20,000 on May 7.

However, prior to his fight with Bivol, Alvarez was recently spotted at the Boxing with Chris Mannix podcast. At the podcast, Alvarez faced a specific question asked about when he saw himself taking part in a crossover fight with champion Kamaru Usman from the UFC. Having carefully gone through the question, the Mexican phenom replied with an air of humor lingering powerfully by his side.

“Not right now. Maybe when I [am] 88 years old, 87, you never know,” said Canelo Alvarez.

How well does Canelo Alvarez look right now as heads toward fighting Dmitry Bivol on May 7?

Canelo Alvarez is 31 and still in his prime. As of now, Alvarez has a professional record of 57 wins, 2 draws, and only 1 loss. In addition, he has fought a total of 436 rounds in professional boxing. Moreover, 39 which is 65% of his wins, come by a way of a knockout. Alvarez, who made his debut in 2005, has now battled for more than a decade in combat sports.

On May 7, when he will head towards Bivol‘s WBA title, he will step into his 61st professional bout. In one line, quite an impressive career does Alvarez so far display.

May 8, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Boxer Canelo Alvarez celebrates defeating Billy Joe Saunders during a super middleweight boxing title fight at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

As per the recorded statement, Alvarez doesn’t seem to take an interest in a fight with Usman. But since there has been a talk about the duo, one can only imagine what it would look like had the fight, by chance, ever happened.

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At this moment, in a talk with future Hall of Famer Alvarez, one shall also look at where Kamaru Usman stands, to have a side-by-side comparison between the two.

Kamaru Usman’s career as of now

In professional MMA, Usman has currently a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws. A total of 9 fights that Usman wins come by TKO. Being a collegiate wrestler, Usman shows great potency in both striking and grappling. However, Usman is 34 years old, and although there is a substantial difference between boxing and MMA, as opposed to Alvarez, he only has 21 professional fights to name for.

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman poses on stage during the UFC 245 press conference at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2019 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

But that is only the fight records. If not equally, Usman and Alvarez are both brilliant in their own primary sports. In physical stature, Usman has a slight advantage. He is 6 feet and therefore, 3 inches taller than Canelo. However, Alvarez is used to fighting all sorts of opponents and therefore, boxing Usman shouldn’t be much of a problem for the same.

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