Former WBO light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez is scheduled to return to the ring on June 28 at the Videotron Center in Canada. One of the names being kicked around for him to face is Jessie Hart, who would gain weight.
“I took advantage of my holidays in Colombia to spend time with my family and friends. It made me feel good and I was able to change my mind.” Alvarez said.
“I noticed that people in my country always support me despite my first career loss. I’m still very popular. I was at my cousin’s party. A woman went into the street and recognized me. She began to get so excited, as if she had just won a large sum of money. All she wanted was to take a picture with me! It was an amazing moment!” Alvarez added.
Alvarez had knocked Russia’s Sergey Kovalev out in seven rounds back in August of last year. He made the mistake of going for a knockout victory from the very start of their bout.
The Colombian icon has been clearing up his mind since he lost his title to Kovalev. A reflection necessary to not repeat the same mistakes.
“Against Kovalev, I did not have the right strategy. I do not know what was going through my head despite the instructions of my trainer Marc Ramsay.
“It’s my fault what happened in this fight. You will find the same Alvarez as you saw before. The one who uses his jab to prepare his knockout. Not the one running after the knockout from the first bell as it happened to my last fight. That was not me.” he added.
Sergey Kovalev gets WBO title back from Eleider Alvarez in rematch. (Source:www.badlefthook.com)
Earlier this year, the 34-year-old boxer signed a very lucrative co-promotional contract with Top Rank – which spanned two years with his contests being carried by ESPN and their supporting platforms.
Alvarez was previously set, as champion, to receive a minimum of $1 million per fight, according to media. It now appears his minimum will be $250,000 – plus some monetary bonuses depending on the opponent.
