Daniel Jacobs: record, next fight and profile →
IBF middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29KOs) continues to train hard with veteran coach Andre Rozier, for the upcoming high stakes showdown with Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico. Jacobs will stake his title against Canelo, who brings his WBC, WBA world titles to the table.
Daniel Jacobs Open Workout Long Island Photos Gallery - On May 4, boxing's biggest star will take one step closer to becoming undisputed champion as Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) defends his WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Titles in a 12-round unification fight against IBF Middleweight World Champion Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) during the celebratory weekend of Cinco de Mayo. The highly anticipated bout and its co-featured fights will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to big screen across the nation as "Canelo vs. Jacobs." A full undercard, featuring David Lemieux vs. John Ryder, will be shown prior to the main event. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
After a comparatively simple super middleweight debut, Canelo Alvarez fully expects to have to earn every penny of his $30 million-plus purse May 4. Blowing out overmatched Rocky Fielding was one thing. Alvarez realizes defeating Daniel Jacobs will be much more troublesome when they meet three weeks from Saturday night in a middleweight title unification fight.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs have never missed weight for a 160-pound title fight, yet for whatever reason size continues to matter according to those assessing their May 4 title unification bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs), IBF Middleweight World Champion, talked about his mental preparation ahead of his unification fight against WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion. Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs). The 12-round fight will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, May 4 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, the Mexican superstar is potentially going to fight again in Mexico sooner than later. De La Hoya said that "it is very possible (for Canelo to fight in Mexico), and we have already had talks with certain people that I can not mention, but it is very possible."
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez feels like a new man after having faced Gennady Golovkin in back to back fights. From the inside of his team, his coach Eddy Reynoso confessed that he has noticed a certain evolution, not only physically and technically, but also mentally, which will carry forward on May 4th, when Canelo faces Daniel Jacobs in a three belt unification.
Daniel Jacobs Workout Photos Gallery - On May 4, boxing's biggest star will take one step closer to becoming undisputed champion as Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) defends his WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Titles in a 12-round unification fight against IBF Middleweight World Champion Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) during the celebratory weekend of Cinco de Mayo. The highly anticipated bout and its co-featured fights will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to big screen across the nationas "Canelo vs. Jacobs." A full undercard, featuring David Lemieux vs. John Ryder, will be shown prior to the main event. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
The Golden Boy production of Mano-A-Mano: Canelo vs. Jacobs will premiere today, Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT on Facebook Watch as part of the lead up to Canelo vs. Jacobs. The four-part series will deliver an in-depth look into biggest fight of the year, which will take place Saturday, May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN. Fans can watch the series by clicking here.
Daniel Jacobs isn’t quite as adept at fighting from a southpaw stance as Terence Crawford. The IBF middleweight champion is completely comfortable, though, switching from his natural, orthodox stance for long stretches in fights. The athletic, intelligent Jacobs’ ability to fight from different positions makes him more complex to figure out than typical opponents.