WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) easily defeated WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim (21-3, 12 KOs) in the main event of the evening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Canelo dominated every moment of every round. In the third round, he dropped Yildirim with a powerful right hand, and tried to finish Yildirim up to the bell. Yildirim did not come out of the corner after the break.
On the undercard of Canelo vs Yildirim, the fight of two heavyweights Zhang Zhilei (22-0-1, 17 KOs) and Jerry Forrest (26-4-1, 20 KOs) was assessed by the judges as a draw. The scores were 95-93 in favor of Forrest and twice 93-93.
In the main event of the evening in Oakland, New Zealand, former world champion Joseph Parker (26-2, 20 KOs) defeated by unanimous decision previously undefeated Junior Fa (19-1, 10 KOs). The scores were 119-109, 115-113, 117-111. It should be noted that the fight was very competitive and what is happening in the ring, rather, reflects the score 115-113, but not 119-109.
Live broadcast of the boxing event, which will take place on February 27, and in the main event of which there will be a fight of Saul Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) and Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs).
On April 24 or May 1, a fight could take place between former European heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (32-10, 23 KOs) and former world champion Joseph Parker (27-2, 21 KOs). A preliminary agreement on this battle has already been reached, but first the New Zealander must defeat Junior Fa (19-0 19 KOs) on Saturday and not get seriously injured.
Manuel Charr (31-4, 17 KOs), who passed his WBA heavyweight belt to Trevor Bryan (20-0, 14 KOs) due to behind-the-scenes intrigue in January, promises to quickly reclaim his lost trophy and then set himself even higher goals.
Former undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. said that he would like to hold exhibition fights with legendary MMA fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.
Travel restrictions imposed by the UK authorities forced Eddie Hearn to relocate the venue for the rematch of Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs). The fighters will cross their gloves on March 27 in Gibraltar with fans to watch their second fight live.
British authorities have announced that spectators will return to sports arenas from 17 May. This means that, at least until then, all boxing events in the UK will be without fans. Arena attendance restrictions will depend on the size of the venue.
On April 24 Edgar Berlanga (16-0, 16 KOs) will have his next professional fight. The 23-year-old fighter, who has ended all of his fights in the first round, must cross gloves with Demond Nicholson (23-3-1, 20 KOs).
