Saul Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) said he did not intend to try his hand at the cruiserweight division. A year ago, after a successful debut in the light heavyweight division and a victory over Sergei Kovalev the Mexican did not rule out such a scenario.
Oscar Rivas (26-1, 18 KOs) became the first-ever leader in the newly created WBC Bridger weight category. The Colombian has announced that he is ready to win the championship belt in the new weight, although dueling in the heavyweights remains a priority for him.
Full video of the fight, which took place on December 19 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, where in the main event Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) faced Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs). At stake there were WBA, WBC and The Ring super middleweight championship belts.
Live stream of the boxing night from Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the main event of which Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs) will battle for the WBC and WBA middleweight belts.
In a dramatic confrontation of the two undefeated super middleweights, Carlos Gongora (19-0, 14 KOs) scored a KO twelfth round victory over Ali Akhmedov (16-1, 12 KOs) to secure the vacant IBO title.
Full video of the fight that became the main event of Friday night behind closed doors at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and in which IBF middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (40-1-1, 34 KOs) met undefeated mandatory challenger Kamil Sheremeta (21-0, 5 KOs).
A live stream of the boxing evening from Hollywood, Florida, in the main event of which IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) will defend his title against the mandatory challenger from Poland unbeaten Kamil Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KOs).
Gennady Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) and Kamil Sheremeta (21-0, 5 KOs) met the middleweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before the Matchroom Boxing evening in Hollywood. Fighters will compete for the IBF world title, which belongs to a fighter from Kazakhstan. Golovkin's weight was 159.2 pounds, Szeremeta was 159 pounds.
Eimantas Stanionis (12-0, 9 KOs) defeated Yaner Gonzalez (19-4-1, 15 KOs) via TKO in round 9, at the Premier Boxing Champions night in Los Angeles. This was the second victory of the Lithuanian this year.
Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) has no intention of returning to middleweight in the coming months. Canelo revealed his plans for next year, and there is no place for the trilogy with Gennady Golovkin. To get this fight, the boxer from Kazakhstan would have to change his weight category.