Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders preview: A big three-belt unification at 168 lbs
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Canelo Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) will take another step towards unifying the super-middleweight division when he faces WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) on Saturday at AT&T Stadium. Canelo already owns the WBC and WBA straps and would only miss Caleb Plant’s IBF belt to fully unify the division if he was to win this week end.
Canelo took the belts in December with a dominant decision win over Callum Smith and predictably stopped Avni Yildirim in three rounds in February. While Saunders is a sizeable underdog, he has a few tools to trouble Canelo. He is a southpaw with a good jab and head movement, a profile Canelo hasn’t faced since his fights with Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout over 7 years ago.