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Ahmet Oner , manager of super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, was shocked with his boxer's performance last Saturday night in Miami, Florida. Yildirim was dominated and stopped in three rounds by Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who retained the WBC, WBA world titles before a lively crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz is eager to get in the ring with former world champion Maurice Hooker on March 20th in Fort Worth, Texas. Ortiz, unbeaten with 16, has knocked out every single opponent inside the distance. Hooker has been out of the ring since December of 2019, when he bounced back from a July stoppage loss to Jose Ramirez.
WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo'' Alvarez is paying no attention to the critics who believe that he needs to face some of the top talents at the light heavyweight limit of 175-pounds - like WBC, IBF champion Artur Beterbiev.
Former world champion Carlos Cuadras is very familiar with super flyweights Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez and Juan Francisco "Gallo" Estrada. Gonzalez and Estrada will collide in a rematch, for the WBC, WBA world titles, on March 13 in Dallas, Texas.
WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada accelerated the sparring stage of his ongoing training camp in Hermosillo, as he prepares for his upcoming unification with WBA champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo'' Alvarez feels superior to Avni Yildirím. That doesn't mean, however, that he's not taking the upcoming contest seriously. Canelo will defend his WBC, WBA super middleweight titles against the Turkish challenger on February 27 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.
This past Saturday night, Brian Castano (17-0-1, 12 KOs) captured the WBO junior middleweight championship with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Patrick Teixeira (31-2, 22 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 117-111.
Former world champion Kiko Martinez is still fuming over the scorecards in last Saturday's fight with Zelfa Barrett, which took place at SSE Arena in Wembley. In a very close contest, where some felt Martinez did enough to win or at the very least deserved a draw, two of the official judges issued very wide scores in favor of Barrett.
Big Puncher Oscar Rivas is in Canada, where he's training hard to fulfill his dream of being a world champion in the heavyweight division. Rivas is planning to stay busy until a good opportunity comes long for a world title fight.
Ahmet Oner, manager of super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, believes his boxer is certainly capable of shaking up the sport. On February 27th, Yildirim will challenge WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Miami, Florida.