Saul Alvarez Plans For Toughest Camp To Beat Baldomir

By Jhonny Gonzalez

Undefeated Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is planning to have the toughest training camp of his entire career. Alvarez will face former champion Carlos Baldomir on Sept. 18 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Baldomir has faced the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Vernon Forrest, Arturo Gatti and Zab Judah.

Alvarez has already begun camp. He plans to continue the next stage of his training in Tepic, Nayarit, starting on Monday. Alvarez and his team, headed by José 'Chepo' Reynoso, will finish up everything in Tepic. Two of the sparring partners being discussed are José Luis 'Shilling' Cruz and Lanardo Tyner who Alvarez defeated last December. 

His trainer said that in order to beat someone like Baldomir, Alvarez will have to put in extra work in training camp. Alvarez may return to Guadalajara on September 11 to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexican Independence, and then leave the following day to the United States.