MIAMI – Avni Yildirim is well aware of the boxing public’s perception of his fight against Canelo Alvarez. The Turkish contender is widely viewed as a gargantuan underdog who has next to no chance of upsetting perhaps the sport’s best boxer, pound-fo...
It’s been more than 12 years since Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s lone other ring appearance in Miami, though the city has always held a special place in the hearts of the fighter and his team. Guadalajara’s Alvarez (54-1-2, 36KOs) hits South Beach as the s...
At 30-years-old, Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is motivated to become the first Mexican boxer to be an undisputed four belt world champion. In December, he captured the WBC, WBA super middleweight titles with a domination of Callum Smith fo...
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Canelo, Yildirim Weights Florida Photos Gallery - February will have a golden ending this Saturday with the return of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who faces Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Mexican superstar will stake his WBA,...
MIAMI – Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim came in at exactly the same weight Friday afternoon at the JW Marriott. Other than that, they are viewed entirely differently entering their 12-round, 168-pound title fight Saturday night at nearby Hard Rock S...
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Canelo Alvarez is looking to become the first undisputed Mexican super middleweight champion in boxing history. Boxing’s biggest superstar currently owns the WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine titles at 168 pounds. He plans on fighting the division’s other t...
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Canelo, Yildirim Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - February will have a golden ending this Saturday with the return of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who faces Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Mexican superstar will stake h...
Canelo Alvarez recently was granted a promotional license, and although Eddie Hearn is doing the heavy lifting as the promoter Saturday night, the Mexican-born star still has to pump up his underqualified adversary in Avni Yildirim to make sure the p...
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Popular consensus is that Canelo Alvarez is expected to deliver a decisive beating when he faces mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim. Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) trainer Joel Diaz thinks his fighter will thwart the WBA and WBC super middleweight champion...
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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.
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Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is not ruling out the possibility of extending his working relationship with promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom. Canelo worked with Hearn for last December's fight with Callum Smith in Texas.
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By Keith Idec - MIAMI – Canelo Alvarez hasn’t paid much mind to critics complaining about him fighting Avni Yildirim on Saturday night. After hearing and reading some of their dismissive assessments of his dominant win against Callum Smith, Alvarez r...
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Canelo Alvarez hopes to turn Miami into another home for his blockbuster fight nights as he prepares to defend his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Saturday night (February...
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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Ask any parent and they’ll recite the mantra: “It all goes by in a blink.” Seems kind of appropriate for we boxing types this week, too. Wasn’t so long ago that Canelo Alvarez was a 22-year-old with a big record and a bigger hyp...
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Canelo, Yildirim Hard Rock Face-Off Las Vegas - February will have a golden ending this Saturday with the return of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who faces Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Mexican superstar will stake his WBA, W...
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