Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev was a professional boxing match contested on November 2, 2019, for the WBO light heavyweight championship.

[1] The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada and Álvarez won by 11th-round knockout.

Álvarez made his debut at light heavyweight and was looking to become a three-weight world champion[*] by challenging WBO titleholder Kovalev, who was defending his title after having fought two months prior on August 24.

[4][5][6][7] Immediately after the bout, many fight fans started asking Kovalev on social media about why he allegedly took a dive.

The former champion answered via several videos on his Instagram page,:[8] "It was impossible for me to win that fight because of all the demands and contract clauses I have signed, and my physical conditioning problems.