American coach Teddy Atlas spoke about the upcoming fight of the undisputed world champion in super middleweight Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) vs. interim WBO champion John Ryder (32-5, 18 KO), which will be held in Mexico.
Sad news came from France. At the age of 22, Wilfried Florentin (3-0, 3 KOs), the 2019 European champion among juniors in the weight category up to 91 kg, died. Florentin worked as a security guard in a nightclub. On Sunday morning, a fight broke out on his shift. At some point, someone pulled out a gun and shot the boxer twice in the chest. After several hours of fighting for his life in one of the hospitals in Paris, doctors pronounced him dead.
Regis Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs), a two-time and current world super lightweight champion, was a free agent and was a tidbit for all serious promoters. As a result, the WBC belt holder chose Eddie Hearn.
Mike Tyson announced that he might be tempted to do another exhibition fight if he got the right offer. However, at the moment, the 56-year-old boxer is not negotiating this issue with any organizer of boxing events.
Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will face John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) May 6 at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara. More than 50,000 spectators will be able to watch what is happening live. Alvarez's IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC super middleweight titles will be at stake in the meeting. On the eve of the fight, the Matchroom Boxing crew visited John Ryder in Los Angeles during the final stages of his training camp. Together with Conor Benn and coach Tony Sims, Ryder trained on the stunning beaches of Santa Monica, as well as at the base in Culver City.
Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) is reserved about the recent statement Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs), who said that he was ready to give the Mexican a revenge only if he took place in the super middleweight category, and four Canelo championship belts would be his bet.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) was arrested in Los Angeles after a routine road check. The Bronze Bomber's Rolls-Royce windows were illegally tinted and its license plate was hidden. During the stop, the police smelled marijuana, so they decided to search the car.
Ukrainian boxer of the first welterweight Yaroslav Khartsyz (2-0, 2 KOs) spoke about his career plans.
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said that he would be happy to watch the fights of the current holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF titles Oleksandr Usyk against Deontay Wilder And Andy Ruiz.
Joe Goossen is no longer a coach Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs). Nine days ago, KingRai lost ahead of schedule Gervonte Davis in the seventh round. Earlier, under the leadership of Goossen, the American won against Emmanuel Tagoe and Javier Fortuna.
