Canelo Alvarez Has No Plans On Going Back To 175 Any Time Soon, But He Aims To Fight On For “Six Or Seven More Years”

02/16/202102/16/2021 James Slater

The biggest star in the sport, Mexican hero Canelo Alvarez isn’t planning on going anywhere any time soon. Nor is the flame-haired warrior who has won belts at four weights planning on going back up to the light-heavyweight division any time soon.

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Canelo planning on fighting four times this year

02/10/2021 Tim Compton

Canelo Alvarez is on a mission to fight four times this year, beginning with his February 27th defense against Avni Yildirim followed by his May 8th fight against Billy Joe Saunders, September against Caleb Plant, and then December.

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Eddie Hearn previews Canelo vs. Yildirim & Estrada vs. Chocolatito cards

02/09/2021 Matchroom Boxing

Eddie Hearn is expecting fireworks in Miami and Dallas as Canelo Alvarez defends his World Super-Middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 27 and Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez clash in a unification rematch at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on March 13, both live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico for Canelo-Yildirim).

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Dimitry Bivol to fight in April and July says Eddie Hearn

02/05/2021 Will Arons

Eddie Hearn says Dimitry Bivol will be fighting in April and July in defending his WBA light heavyweight title in what he says will be two “good fights” in two different countries.

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Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez won’t clash with Canelo vs. Billy Joe Saunders on May 8th

02/05/2021 Michael Collins

Top Rank is reportedly moving the Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez light welterweight unification fight off the May 8th date so that it doesn’t conflict with Canelo Alvarez’s 168-lb unification fight against Billy Joe Saunders on the same date.

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Shawn Porter previews Canelo vs. Caleb Plant

02/04/2021 Michael Collins

Shawn Porter says Caleb Plant won’t scare Canelo Alvarez or David Benavidez away with the performance he put in last Saturday night in defeating an inactive Caleb Truax by a less than thrilling 12 round decision at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angles, California

Considering that former IBF super middleweight champion Truax (31-5-2, 19 KOs) was coming off a two-year layoff, an Achilles injury, and was up there in age at 37, Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) should have gotten him out of there.

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Eddie Hearn wants Caleb Plant to face David Benavidez to earn Canelo Alvarez fight

02/04/2021 Will Arons

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn wants Caleb Plant to help make the super middleweight undisputed fight against Canelo Alvarez a much bigger fight in September by having the IBF 168-lb belt-holder earn the shot by taking on David Benavidez.