"I think I'm just better than Bivol," said Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) a few dozen hours before the fight with John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs). Victory in the upcoming fight should open the door for the Mexican to rematch with Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs). Canelo will defend his four super middleweight titles tomorrow night, but he wants to face WBA light heavyweight title holder Bivol again in the future.
Saul Alvarez And John Ryder lifted the last obstacle on the eve of their fight on the upcoming Saturday in Mexico at the Akron Stadium, which will be attended by more than 50,000 fans. Alvarez weighed 168 pounds (76.2 kg), Ryder - 167.9 pounds (76.16 kg).
Former British Light Heavyweight Champion Joshua Buatsy (16-0, 13 KOs) and an unbeaten Pole Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs) and met each other at the official weigh-in ceremony ahead of their fight this coming Saturday in Birmingham. The Briton weighed in at 79.3 kg, and the Pole at 78.9 kg. The fight is scheduled for twelve rounds, and it will be the first for Buatsi under the banner of the new BOXXER promotional organization.
Erislandy Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs) and Danny Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) will fight for the WBA middleweight title on August 5 at the Premier Boxing Champions tournament in the USA.
Former World Champion Tony Belew shared his thoughts on the impact Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) to British boxing.
British promoter Eddie Hearn does not support the idea of a rematch Saul Alvarez And Dmitry Bivol in super middleweight limit, in which Canelo holds all the titles.
talkSPORT columnist Simon Jordan was the first to report on the mega-tournament in Saudi Arabia, where boxing fans will see heavyweight leaders in head-to-head confrontations. Now Jordan has named specific amounts of specific participants.
Former World Champion Tony Belew shared his prediction for the fight of the absolute world champion in super middleweight Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) vs. interim WBO champion John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs).
Alexander Gvozdyk, a former world light heavyweight champion, spoke about how his brothers Vitaliy and Wladimir Klitschko inspire him.
On the coming Saturday Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will defend all four super middleweight belts against John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) in front of the native stands.
