It is officially confirmed that Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs) will fight for the WBA championship belts and The Ring magazine belt in San Antonio. On Monday, ticket sales for the event will begin, which will be seen live by over 15,000 spectators.
According to preliminary information, a duel of Gennady Golovkin and Kamil Szeremeta will take place a little earlier in exactly the same place. The fight for the IBF middleweight champion belt is due to finally take place in Florida.
The Texas government is one of the few to allow sports events with fans. At the end of October in San Antonio, a fight of Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz took place, which was watched live by 9,000 spectators.
The revenues from ticket sales will allow Canelo to meet his high financial needs, which terminated his long-term contract with the DAZN platform. Under this contract, the Mexican was supposed to earn $35 million for each of his performances. The platform is struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic and has refused to pay the boxer full purse.
