X-factor: Following his big win over Lomachenko, Lopez was on his way to becoming the undisputed champion (no, the WBC franchise belt does not count) and potentially being boxing's top rising star. Saunders will be defending his WBO title for a third time, after recently sending Martin Murray into retirement following his comprehensive points win over the Brit. R7: Saunders is touching him nicely from different angles. The Mexican pound-for-pound star has been untouchable at 168 since winning two of the four major belts by easily outpointing Callum Smith in December 2020. He followed that with a third-round knockout of overmatched Avni Yildirim in his first defense two months later, an eighth-round stoppage of Billy Joe Saunders to add a third title two-plus months after that and a wide decision over Caleb Plant this past November to claim the fourth and final belt. Mexican star Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring against light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol this Saturday in Las Vegas on pay-per-view.
The super-middleweight champions had traded blows back in September at the first press conference for their Las Vegas fight. Instead, he opted to face unbeaten 175-pound titleholder Dmitry Bivol of Russia in what he hopes will be the first step toward becoming undisputed champion at that weight, although he’s expected to fight middleweight champ Gennadiy Golovkin at 168 in September. Background: Canelo Alvarez tested the 175-pound waters once before, stopping Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round of what had been a competitive fight to win the WBO title in November 2019. He could face a tougher test the second time around. I'm sticking with my prediction of a knockout before round eight. There’s a clear reason 37-year-old Zhilei Zhang (22-0-1, 17 KO) has never been taken very seriously as a pro by boxing fans despite being huge, having some skills, and having won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. Alvarez will be installed as a clear favorite in a third meeting, especially with the fight at 168 pounds, but it's possible Golovkin just has the right style to always give Alvarez a tough test. He reportedly finished his amateur career with a record of 268-15. And he picked up where he left off when he turned pro in 2014, winning a secondary world title in his 11th fight and being upgraded to “super” champion shortly before his 17th. He cemented his status as an elite fighter by defeating in succession Sullivan Barrera (TKO 12), Isaac Chilemba (UD), Jean Pascal (UD) and Joe Smith Jr. (UD) in 2018 and 2019. His subsequent opposition hasn’t been as tough but he has continued to win handily.
Alvarez added the WBO title with an eighth-round TKO victory over Billy Joe Saunders in May. When Canelo Alvarez beat Billy Joe Saunders and won the WBO super middleweight world title, he was only short of the IBF title to become the undisputed champion. None of the belts won by 'Canelo' and his team are worth as much as getting recognized by the greatest boxing journalists out there. Me, whether it's in boxing or whatever, by any means necessary I've got here. But things got tense when Howard and Clifford returned to the locker room early and nearly caught Saul fiddling with the former’s locker. “He’s got good patience and good poise. The upcoming fight is a unique opportunity for the Mexican fighter to decorate his career with all four titles. Fielding has suffered one defeat in his 28 out career. But Canelo suggested that Plant will find out the reality of facing him when they settle their rivalry, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be a surprise to find out the Howard actually has some skeletons in his closet.
Alvarez running out of time. However, viewers weren’t privy to that plan ahead of time (as is typical for BCS cons). As a child, Ken spent his time trapping, shooting, and riding. Considering the two controversial decisions that Canelo had against GGG took place in Las Vegas, the Mexican star should face Charlo there. Still, this was over seven years ago and the Mexican champion has improved a lot since then. Two years have past since Season 5 hit our screens and fans were treated to two brand new episodes to kick off Season 6. In typical Better Call Saul fashion, they were excellent top-to-bottom and I, for one, cannot wait to see where things end up. Fans have been eager for more events as things start normalizing and people are being allowed inside arenas to spectate. With McGregor’s MMA career at a low point, and Mayweather more interested in exhibitions, a rematch-glorified sparring session would likely earn some solid coin and need minimal hype. One of the obvious perks of vacationing in the mountains during the winter months is that more often than not, there will be fresh snow to frolic in. There was talk that he might fight former super middleweight champ David Benavidez or middleweight beltholder Jermall Charlo.