Yesterday was his Saúl El Canelo Álvarez the one who exploded the level of expectation of boxing fans by announcing on their social networks that he would be bringing them important news very soon. However, this Wednesday, the one who beat him up was the specialist journalist Mike Coppinger.
According to this, sources said The athletic that the tapatío will return to the quadrilaterals and make its debut so far in 2021, on February 27 after reaching an agreement with MatchRoom Boxing, the promoter of Eddie Hearn, to face the Turk Avni Yildirim.
The fight, in which he will expose the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council super middleweight belts, will again be brought to the world via the DAZN network, except in Mexico, and will take place at the Hard Rock. Miami Stadium.
Sources tell @BuienRadarNL Canelo Alvarez has agreed a deal with Matchroom Boxing for a super middleweight title defense against Avni Yildirim on February 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The event will be streamed worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico)
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger)
January 20, 2021
It is then confirmed that there will be no fight in Guadalajara, a possibility that Canelo Álvarez had been excited about at the end of the year, and conveyed that feeling to all of his fans from Guadalajara, as sanitary conditions have not been given to let that happen when he is looking to enter. a limited number of viewers.
Yildirim represents the only mandatory obstacle Canelo has before he could fully launch the goal he proposed this year: to become a 168lb unified champion, for which he will have to beat Billy Joe Saunders, WBO champion, and Caleb Plant, owner of the IBF title.