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Meet Dmitry Bivol, one of the best opponents of Canelo Alvarez's decorated career

LAS VEGAS — There are, as they say in the parlance, plenty of good seats still available for the WBA light heavyweight title fight on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol.

That’s largely due to the lack of awareness Bivol has with the American fan base. Alvarez is one of the biggest draws in boxing, though it’s no longer a slam dunk to say he’s the biggest considering what Tyson Fury did last month in putting 94,000 fans into the stands at Wembley Stadium in London.

Alvarez, though, is a massive draw, both in terms of selling tickets and pay-per-views.