Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time today in Texas, just a few days ahead of their fight Saturday night on DAZN (8 pm ET), and with the ring size controversy settled, it’s full steam ahead for the three-belt unification. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KO) is defending the WBC and WBA
Month: May 2021
Say what you will about Billy Joe Saunders, but the man believes in himself and his ability to take on the powerhouse that is Canelo Alvarez. As the two fighters get set to meet in Arlington, Texas this Saturday in a Matchroom main event, Saunders says he’s not letting any naysayers bring him down about
Tyson Fury is in Texas to see his friend Billy Joe Saunders take on Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, and while Canelo is a clear if not crazy betting favorite, Fury is leaning the other way, and hard. “Absolutely, 100 percent (Saunders is) gonna smash this motherfucker. 100 percent,” Fury said. “I think he’s gonna give
Domestic rivals Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa announced plans for a summer showdown in an entertaining press conference yesterday. The fight will be coming to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on July 7, welcome news to the ears of Zerafa who had long been agitating for this fight. Zerafa (28-4, 17 KO) is coming off a
WBO light heavyweight titleholder Joe Smith Jr says he’s on the hunt to unify world titles. Smith snagged a belt in a hotly debated win over Maxim Vlasov last month and has since been linked to a potential unification fight against WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev, though nothing official has been announced at this
Faced with the prospect of sharing a weekend with Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, Triller’s June 5th Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr. PPV is reportedly on the move. According to Chris Mannix, “organizers are targeting June 19th as a rescheduled date, in Miami.” While this does solve the Mayweather problem, it further bloats an
Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time Wednesday, and today meet up for the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s fight. You can stream the presser live in the video up top via DAZN’s YouTube, or watch live at DAZN. The event kicks off at 1 pm ET. Canelo (55-1-2,
Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders had something of a tense photo shoot faceoff on Wednesday, but at today’s press conference, you could feel the seriousness from the fighters, but everyone was on their best behavior for the most part, excepting possibly Tyson Fury and the Saunders supporters in the back of the room. Canelo
The long-awaited trilogy fight between Juan Francisco ‘Gallo’ Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could potentially happen in September or October, according to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. Estrada and Chocolatito electrified the fans this past March in a tremendous fight that included more than 2,500 punches. The rematch saw Estrada walk away with the
LENNOX CLARKE has vowed to “iron out” Lerrone Richards and doesn’t even want paying for their rematch. The Halesowen roughhouse suffered his only defeat in 22 fights when he dropped a split decision against Richards, who Clarke challenged for the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight titles in November 2019. Clarke won those titles at the second
Liam Smith is confident that he would defeat Magomed Kurbanov 10 times out of 10 ahead of their showdown on Friday. Former world champion Smith (29-2-1, 16 KOs) is in Russia to face Kurbanov (21-0, 13 KOs) this week, with the WBO International super welterweight title also on the line. A victory for the Liverpool
This Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will collide with undefeated Billy Joe Saunders in a super middleweight unification. The WBA, WBC, WBO world titles will be at stake. Saunders has been spending a lot of time out in Las Vegas with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and his
Chris Arreola was impressed by the version of Andy Ruiz Jr. that survived serious trouble early in their fight Saturday night and came back to beat him. The veteran heavyweight believes the reason Ruiz experienced so much difficulty early in their 12-round fight, though, was that Arreola was better than Ruiz and his team anticipated.
Matthew Hatton says he knew almost immediately that Canelo Alvarez was a “special fighter,” but believes Billy Joe Saunders has the style to trouble him. WBC and WBA super middleweight world champion, Canelo, faces WBO champion Saunders in a unification clash at AT&T Stadium in Texas on Saturday night. Hatton was beaten on a unanimous
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is boasting that he will expose IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two fighters are expected to collide in the ring this year, with the contest reportedly tabbed to land in Saudi Arabia. At the moment they are nailing down the terms for site fee agreement. “I will
History will not be denied, though it will be met with a delay as it relates to the Bridgerweight division. Oscar Rivas and Bryant Jennings will have to wait nearly three months longer to collide in the inaugural WBC Bridgerweight title fight, which was due to take place June 18 at Bell Centre in Montreal,
Terri Harper is unable to move forward with a scheduled WBC, WBA, IBO super featherweight unification against Hyun Mi Choi. The fight was taking place next Saturday night in Manchester. The unbeaten Harper suffered a hand injury during a sparring session. Harper, 24-years-old, injured her right hand several months back when he stopped Katharina Thanderz in
Posted on 05/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode All of the hard work is complete for Billy Joe Saunders. The WBO super middleweight belt holder has spent the past several months whipping his body into the best shape humanly possible as he prepares to take on unified super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, at the AT&T Stadium in