Canelo vs. Yildirim

Avni Yildirim Vows To Bounce Back After Canelo Loss, Eyes May Return

Avni Yildirim has promised to bounce back after last month's disappointing performance against WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Yildirim was the WBC's mandatory challenger when he stepped in the ring with Canelo on February...

Joel Diaz Receiving Death Threats Over Yildirim's Loss To Canelo

Joel Diaz, trainer for Turkish star Avni Yildirim, is getting bombarded with threats over his boxer's crushing defeat at the hands of WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, which took place on February 27th at the Hard Rock Stadi...

Yildirim Manager: Canelo Better Than Mike Tyson - He Beats Everyone at 168

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 ret...

WBC Prez: Canelo-Yildirim Situation Was Created By Pandemic!

Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), acknowledged in an interview that the entity he presides over will review and improve the mandatory challenger system. There has been an enormous amount of backlash over last Saturday's...

Ryan Garcia: Canelo Wants To Create History, He Wants To Beat Everyone

Unbeaten lightweight star Ryan Garcia is one of the many fighters who view four division champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez as an idol. Garcia and Canelo are both trained by Eddy Reynoso. The two boxers support each other in training camp, and at ringsid...

Plant: Canelo Did What He Had To Do, Yildirim Gave Him Too Much Respect

The fight itself wasn’t at all competitive, although Caleb Plant was able to get all of the information he needed about Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s latest title defense. Guadalajara’s Alvarez had his way with Istanbul’s Avni Yildirim (21-3, 12KOs), scori...

Hearn: It's Disappointing That Yildirim Didn't Go Another Round, Go Out On His Shield

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida – Eddie Hearn understands that a knockout defeat was inevitable for Avni Yildirim on Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez’s promoter still would’ve preferred to see the Turkish contender continue after the third round in their schedu...

WBC Prez: I'm Sorry For Yildirim, The Paper Sometimes Doesn’t Reflect The Actions

This past Saturday night was a complete mismatch, with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez retaining the WBC, WBA super middleweight titles with a three round destruction of Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Joel Diaz: Yildirim Never Recovered After Canelo Dropped Him

Avni Yildirim's championship dream came to a close in three rounds. On Saturday night, the Turkish challenger was overwhelmed by Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez in their mandatory clash for the World Council and World Boxing Association super middle...

Canelo Enjoys Miami Vacation With Easy Stoppage Of Yildirim

By Corey Erdman - In the week before their fight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim visited the venue for the first time for a photo shoot to promote the event. As is customary when fights occur in locations belonging to...

Photos: Canelo Destroys Yildirim in One-Sided Fight

Canelo, Yildirim Fight Photos Gallery - Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s first appearance in 2021 went just as he and his team had planned. Canelo crushed Turkey’s Avni Yildirim in three rounds to retain his WBA, WBC Super Middleweight Championships. (photos...

Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim - CompuBox Punch Stats

Canelo Alvarez came out strong and aggressive and Avni Yildirim did not. Canelo landed 58.6% of his power and had a 67-11 edge in punches landed. 25 of Canelo's 67 punches landed were to the body.

Canelo Alvarez Demolishes Avni Yildirim in Three Rounds

By Keith Idec - MIAMI GARDENS, Florida – Canelo Alvarez annihilated Avni Yildirim swiftly and predictably Saturday night. Alvarez, arguably boxing’s best pound-for-pound, overpowered his overmatched mandatory challenger until Yildirim’s trainer, Joel...

Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Canelo, Yildirim Scorecard BoxingScene Live - 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, WBC...

Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim: Stats and Stakes

The concept of a mandatory challenger in boxing should be simple. While boxing is a business, a mandatory could protect the integrity of the competition side by ensuring deserving but less marketable fighters are not denied opportunities.