He will return to the ring in May and hopes to face Bivol again in the fall.
The announcement was made during an event in Mexico City. A victory in the trilogy fight against Gennadiy Golovkin in September and a loss to Bivol in May were the last two victories of the year for the boxer.
I plan to come back in May. I'm going to start training in January and see how I feel after that, since I had left wrist surgery a month ago," he said.
He doesn't want a second fight with Bivol, even though he does want the second fight later in the year.
The plan is to return in May with a tuneup fight to see how I feel and then the second fight against Bivol in September. That is the only thing I want for my career.
5 pound-for-pound fighter, does have his eyes on the fight between Plant and Benavidez. Benavidez and Plant are ranked second and third, respectively.
Let's see how that fight goes. I think Benavidez will win, but my focus is on the Bivol sequel.