Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Elliot Worsell sets the scene for the fascinating Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders showdown ONE of the many perks of being boxing’s headmaster is that you get to control your classroom and, by extension, the register, the lesson plan, and, if needed, the method of punishment. You
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
Posted on 05/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Everything seemed to come together in the blink of an eye. Newly inducted Hall of Famer, Floyd Mayweather, dropped a bombshell on the boxing world when he announced that he would be taking on YouTuber turned semi-pro boxer, Logan Paul. The two are slated to face off on June
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
Tim Tszyu continues to line up the biggest name that his nation has to offer. The second-generation junior middleweight contender from Australia is set for a domestic grudge match with veteran fringe contender Michael Zerafa. The regional junior middleweight title fight will take place July 7 live on Australia Main Event from Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Posted on 05/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Billy Joe Saunders knows good and well that the deck is stacked against him. The WBO super middleweight titlist is only a few days away from taking on unified champion Canelo Alvarez at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas this coming weekend. Currently, the betting odds have listed Saunders
5:22 PM ET The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis. At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of
WBA “world” cruiserweight champion Ryad Merhy, whom the sanctioning body elevated from interim champion after stripping Beibut Shumenov in January, is reportedly set to face #3 contender Kevin Lerena on July 17th. The date is set, and though the location isn’t official, organizers intend to stage it in the champion’s hometown of Brussels, Belgium. He’d
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. believes Billy Joe Saunders has a ‘good chance’ of shocking the world with a victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The two champions will collide for the WBO, WBC, WBA super middleweight titles. Saunders, 31-years-old, is a tremendous underdog
Posted on 05/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermell Charlo has always thought extremely highly of himself. The Houston native presently holds three of the four major world titles at 154 pounds and is currently on the verge of becoming the first undisputed champion the division has seen since Winky Wright in 2004. With everything that he
10:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Over the decades, the label “Mexican Style” in boxing has become synonymous with all-out attacks at the expense of defense, a badge of honor and a promise of fireworks in the ring — all rolled into one. So as Canelo Alvarez seeks to unify the super middleweight titles Saturday
Boxing can be a very “what have you done for me lately?” world, and in some respects, there’s good reason for that. The most recent performances of a fighter are generally the most important in trying to figure out how they’re going to look the next time out. That’s not to say that fights further
Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Canelo Alvarez reveals the circumstances that turned him into a fighter, how he copes with the pressures of superstardom and what makes him tick outside the ring. By Don McRae “I GET very nervous and I scream like a crazy person,” Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez says with a wry
Devin Haney’s WBC world lightweight title defense against Jorge Linares will take place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday May 29. The event will air live worldwide on DAZN in association with Devin Haney Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Haney (25-0 18 KOs) defends his title for the
Posted on 05/04/2021 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will indeed be fighting on Saturday night at [email protected] Stadium in Texas. Saunders’ father claimed the fight was off on Tuesday due to a disagreement over the size of the ring. Team Canelo wanted a larger ring, as their fighter clearly intends to
4:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Even the first official event for Saturday’s super middleweight unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders wasn’t immune to controversy. Saunders did not show for a press event and arrival photos on Tuesday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. His father, Tom, told ESPN that Saunders was
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom How you rate Billy Joe Saunders’ chances of defeating Canelo Alvarez on Saturday? Dave ColdwellLeading trainerBilly’s got the style and the ability to cause Canelo some serious problems and is historically his nightmare sort of style. Do I think he’s going to be able to keep him off down the stretch and
Opinion Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Picking out the 10 finest victories of Billy Joe Saunders’ career so far DAVID LEMIEUX (UD 12 – DEC 2017)Fighting on hostile ground in Canada, Saunders put on a beautiful exhibition of boxing to completely outclass the big-punching Lemieux. The near-flawless performance was replete with showboating and slick skills aplenty. ANDY
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