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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has reached a point in his boxing career where he can dictate terms. One of the sport's best pound-for-pound fighters and arguably its most popular, Alvarez can determine fight patterns, moving between divisions while sanctioning bodies keep him as champion in separate weight classes. The 30-year-old from Mexico can also choose his opponents, and Avni Yildirim, whom he will fight Saturday night, raised eyebrows. Yildirim, of Turkey, hasn't boxed in two years.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has reached a point in his boxing career where he can dictate terms.
One of the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighters and arguably its most popular, Alvarez can determine fight patterns, moving between divisions while sanctioning bodies keep him as champion in separate weight classes.
The 30-year-old from Mexico can also choose his opponents, and Avni Yildirim, whom he will fight Saturday night, raised eyebrows. Yildirim, of Turkey, hasn’t boxed in two years.
The Mexico-based World Boxing Council, which recognizes Alvarez as super middleweight champion, designates Yildirim as Alvarez’s mandatory challenger, even though Yildirim is coming off a loss by technical decision to Anthony Dirrell in his previous fight.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) With a growing reputation as boxing’s most popular fighter, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is preparing to showcase his skills at the home of the Miami Dolphins. The Mexican fighter will defend his super middleweight championship against Turkey’s Avni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium. It's the first boxing event at the 34-year-old venue.