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No matter how many historical milestones he checks off and titles he collects, Canelo Alvarez believes there is no satisfying certain critics. The Mexican superstar and current unified super middleweight champion recently expressed his dismay with the notion – popular in some corners of the boxing peanut gallery
Artur Beterbiev does not agree with the official verdict regarding the largest facial gash he has ever sustained inside a boxing ring. The unified IBF and WBC light heavyweight titleholder from Russia extended his unbeaten record to 17 wins – all inside the distance – this past Saturday by stopping mandatory challenger Marcus Browne in the ninth round at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Not even Canelo Alvarez apparently knew that a leap up to the cruiserweight ranks was in the cards for his career. On the heels of unifying the 168-pound division on Nov. 6 with a stoppage over Caleb Plant, Alvarez shocked the boxing world a few weeks later when his longtime trainer and manager Eddy Reynoso petitioned the WBC to allow his charge to fight for a title in the cruiserweight division. The WBC summarily approved the request, sending shockwaves throughout the industry.
David Benavidez has an even lower opinion of Caleb Plant after the latter’s extracurricular scuffle. Plant was involved in a melee with Canelo Alvarez at a press conference back in September for their Nov. 6 undisputed super middleweight title bout in Las Vegas on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Andre Ward appears to believe that Caleb Plant will need to do more than simply try to outbox Canelo Alvarez in order to win their undisputed super middleweight title bout.
Cletus Seldin continues to stay true to his moniker. “The Hebrew Hammer” overcame a slow start to drop Brazilian William Silva with a pair of right hands in the seventh round, compelling referee Benjy Esteves Jr. to immediately wave off the 140-pound bout (set for 10 rounds) on the TrillerVerz card at the Barclays Center in Seldin’s hometown of Brooklyn, New York.
Petros Ananyan and Daniel Gonzalez put on an inter-borough barnburner for a fight-starved city. In the end, Ananyan was the one with his hands raised, earning a majority decision over Gonzalez on the undercard of the Cletus Seldin-William Silva TrillerVerz main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Will Madera dominated Jamshidbek Najmitdinov for five rounds in an eight-round super lightweight contest, compelling the referee to wave off the fight before the start of the sixth round on the undercard of the Cletus Seldin-William Silva TrillVerz main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Junior middleweight Cesar Francis continues his ascent. Francis, a Brooklyn-based Panamanian, remained undefeated after collecting a unanimous 8-round points win over previously undefeated Jose Roman of Puerto Rico on the undercard of the Cletus Seldin-William Silva TrillerVerz main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Canelo Alvarez seems to have found peace at the business end of his career. A longtime client of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, Alvarez, the WBC/WBO/WBA 168-pound champion, famously parted ways with the company last year. Since then, he has been a free agent, a status that has allowed him most recently to strike a deal for his next fight under the banner of Golden Boy’s arch-rival, Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions.