Canelo To Make a Ring Return Prior To Cinco De Mayo Date?
By Steve Kim
It was announced on Monday morning by Golden Boy Promotions that Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) - coming off his ninth-round TKO of Liam Smith to capture the WBO junior middleweight title - would be sidelined the rest of the year with a fractured right thumb.
Golden Boy had put a hold on the Madison Square Garden in New York for December 10th. It would have marked the first time since 2011 that the Mexican star would have fought more than twice in a calendar year.
It's expected that Alvarez will fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend in 2017 but the question is: will he make an appearance before that?
"It's up to him, obviously we just got the news today and we're moving accordingly, so we're notifying everybody to what's happening. We have days that were already set in place for him to fight in December," said Eric Gomez, the new president of Golden Boy Promotions.
"So right now we're just breaking the news to everyone. We're going to give him a week or so, he's going to rest and then we're going to sit down and see what he wants."
Alvarez despite being just 26 years old is a veteran of 50 fights and has been a professional for eleven years. He has become one of the leading attractions and a pay-per-view franchise, which actually limits the opportunities to fight in certain ways.
"But definitely, if he wants to fight in January or early February - we'll consider that," said Gomez. "It's up to him. If he feels he wants to do that, stay sharp, then that's great and we'll give him that option."
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
