15 thousand spectators may visit Alvarez vs Yildirim fight

15 thousand fans will be able to watch the boxing night on February 27 in Miami live. The event will be headlined by Saul Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) vs Avni Yildirim (21-2, 14 KOs) bout for the WBA, WBC and The Ring magazine Super Middleweight titles.

The event will take place at Hard Rock Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins NFL team. The capacity of the stadium for boxing events can reach 70 thousand people, but due to restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic, a much lower limit of occupied seats in the stands will be set.

The boxing night will be broadcast on the DAZN platform. If Canelo wins, he will fight on May 8 next. Then he may face a unification fight with WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders.