Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2021 year. A raucous 12-month run that saw him pick up four massive wins already has him as the consensus pick for Fighter of the Year once again. And that year we saw him struggle with Carlos Takam, whose tactical choices may have cost him that fight more than anything, and edge a majority decision over Andy Ruiz Jr to win the vacant WBO belt, a fight that probably would have gone Ruiz’s way had the fight been in the United States. “I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I did my job already by beating him twice and right now, I want to stay at 168, and if (GGG) wants to move up, we’ll see what happens, if that’s what the fans really want,” he said. Before the fight, Paul told Showtime: “I will fight Canelo 100 per cent. He is looking to the UFC again for his next opponent and told the promotion’s president, Dana White, he would ‘embarrass them too’. The WBC and WBA super middleweight champion will face WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27, his manager and trainer Eddy Reynoso told the Los Angeles Times.
I’m not saying that will change anything. Sometimes change gets lip service, that’s about it. We still have a long way to go before things get fully back to normal, but there has been some optimism amongst those who are in need of a change of scene. Generally we have to guess, even if the guesses are educated, even if we “know” what’s coming next for someone. This is a damn good title fight sort of lost in the shuffle behind Kambosos-Haney, but Wil will be on the coverage for this one because we have the available staff to do both this week, and Fulton-Roman is a really good fight. There are a number of places around the UK that lend themselves to a good stay away, but you need to undertake your own research to understand where the real hidden gems are. There are tons of them right now - look at any sanctioning body’s rankings and scratch your head if you want to be sure about that. The Canelo camp were hoping that Mchunu would step aside, and Eddy Reynoso has noted there are “other options” for May 7 if the Makabu fight is a no-go. The straight and flexible branches of the river willow are ideal for fishing poles, arrows, and shelters.
ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer prefers to honor his native country and fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend and Mexican Independence weekend in September when possible. Possible opponents reportedly include WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders, IBC champion Caleb Plant and Gennadiy Golovkin, who would have to move up in weight to make the trilogy happen. Canelo Alvarez will be going head to head with American fighter Caleb Plant to determine who the unified super-middleweight champion is. For now Canelo is just enjoying the fruits of his labor, weighing all of his options as a promotional free agent now that he’s split with Golden Boy, and you can bet there’s no shortage of offers for the biggest star in the sport. Fans in the UK can expect Alvarez to defend his titles at around 5 am BST with his fight being screened live on BT Sport Box Office only (pay-per-view), with a payment required to tune in. Canelo Alvarez is weighing-up his options over who to fight next with a number of intriguing options on the table. The current pound-for-pound king could have almost any fight in any weight class of his choosing, but during a conversation with RingTV Canelo makes it clear that he intends to continue on campaigning at 168lbs, looking to clean out the entire division.
Current reports have Canelo ready to take on Anvi Yildirim in February, after which Canelo plans to get back to his regularly scheduled program of fighting on Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day weekend. May 12, 2021: Plant said that he is a much better fighter than Billy Joe Saunders, and can beat Canelo. As we’ve discussed already in an attempt to quickly move past Canelo-Yildirim and on to something more interesting, this is a much better fight than Yildirim was ever going to be. The Canelo vs. Bivol main card will air on DAZN, which will show the fight via a special pay-per-view format. Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez exchange punches during their WBC/WBA middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on September 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yildirim figures to be a massive underdog, though he’s already a financial winner by virtue of landing a fight against boxing’s biggest draw. He’s a cheater. It’s not up for discussion. Fa (19-1, 10 KO) will have to go back to the drawing board a bit, but realistically he’s a finished product for the most part. According to Canelo’s longtime trainer and manager Eddy Reynoso, as far as enticing fights in the super middleweight goes, only Golovkin and Charlo have ticked the boxes.