August 18, 2020
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WBC: Canelo opponent named

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The WBC has announced that Canelo Alvarez will face Avni Yildirim for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship. The WBC Board of Governors has voted 36-1 to order Alvarez, the multi-division world champion who holds The WBC “franchise” designation, to fight against the WBC’s mandatory contender of the division Yildirim. Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) is coming off a controversial technical split decision loss to Anthony Dirrell 18 months ago.

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    • Dream bout would be giving an unknown yet known an opportunity in his own damn country
      Jeff Knight

      • Yes mate I was being sarcastic. Nothing like the taste of a freshly picked cherry.

  • WHOOOOOO IS THAT OTHER DUDE??!!! Regardless, I hope they do not expect folks to pay for Canelo’s upcoming easy victory. Maybe they will have a great undercard, but I doubt it.

  • Rather disappointing news. I get it. COVID19 changes a lot of things in boxing. Play it safe. Protect the money. Its a DAZN fight so its not a $100 pay per view. I will watch it. Yildirim lost to Dirrell so this is a safe fight for Canelo….. I will take the under… This one will go only a few rounds.

      • Cherry picking?? This guy would’ve been ordered to fight Benevidez next. If it were him you’d cover for him. Canelo basically gets to step in and fight after almost a year off, fight for another World Title against the 168lb number 1 mandatory. He also doesn’t really have a choice. All other fighters he could face have all had fights recently, priced themselves out based on what Jacob Daniels got. Only one who would step up right now would be Boo Boo and he’s not at 168 which I believe is Canelo’s new weight class. This has nothing to do with cherry picking. This was an opp handed to him. No fighter in the history of boxing would turn this down especially with whats been going on. Give me break man!

    • agree, Eubanks stopped him early, and of course Dirrel did beat him, if only by split decision. One might consider the guy though top ten in the division, though has not fought for a long time, and that is before the COVID. But really, there were a lot more interesting fights for Alvarez at middleweight. But perhaps he can’t make that weight really anymore.

  • Mmmmmmmmm, nah……a year searchin for an opponent, and they come out with this?

  • Well, I was guessing the chosen it was going to be Gary Russell Jr., who is in desperate search for a good pay day against a bigger size opponent, instead is the extra dangerous and famous…..who?

    • It’s Mexican boxing! It’s all about the money while touting “la raza” and “pride”. Ignorant, chest thumping morons will eat it up like nachos.

  • Man the WBC is embarrassing lol. They cherry picked this guy for Canelo. I mean not only was he destroyed by Chris Eubank Jr, but then lost a technical decision to Anthony Dirrell back in February of 2019, which makes it 18 months without a fight. smh

  • This sounds about right. Cinnamon cherry picking someone who’s been blasted out by another overrated bum (Eubank) this guy cant lose you have to knock Canela out to get a decision. Can’t wait until Cinnamon and Mayweather-another over rated fake ass undefeated bum you have to knock out to win a decision go away and never come back ladies

    • Even if you knock him out cold….De La Hoya and Sulaiman will find a way to disqualify the other guy and give Canyellow the win.

  • another dead for de la hoya babies is time to put with real fighter charlos brothers o Barbier.

    • Did u jus use real fighters next to the charlo brothers??? Lol that is yet to be see. They are FINALLY taking a step in the right direction with their next opponents. Charlo vs Andrade after this next fight. If he wins, then he has my respect

  • The question is will Canelo defend this title against the real WBC 168LB Champ David Benavidez? Good Luck!

  • I hope Canello gets kod but how? If he’s fighting these bums? Oh well I won’t be watching

  • Shameful. Canelo has become a real sucker of a fighter. All these guys that he could requst to fight,and he will choose a tomato can in a heart beat. He isn’t built for legacy building at all. He’s a joke,and he’s getting paid a lot of cash to fill the multi fight deal with the DAZN. But come on people,w can not support this dude and pay for the subscription to see this guy fight. He’s ripping off us fans and we all know it. I told a buddy of mine a few weeks ago when i heard that he was in the middle of deciding on who he’ll fight. I told my friend,”watch this dude pick a guy that most of us never heard of”. And I’ll be damned if this dude didn’t do just that. Again…..SHAMEFUL for Golden Boy and the same goes to Canelo. He could stand up and put his foor down and request for a fight that us fans would want to see. But he doesn’t care about that. He cares more about padding the stats/record. He’ll be 55-1 fighting bums.

    • Canelos team has made offers to Dervyachenko, Charlo, Plant and Smith. All these guys had a chance to make the biggest payday of their careers and a shot to beat one of the best pound for pound fighters and they all turned the offers down. So thats not Canelos fault. It’s the fault of all these fighters pricing themselves out and not daring to be great. Canelo has by far the best resume of all the young champions so you should be talking about other champions padding their records not Canelo. Also this fight VS Yildirim was ordered by the WBC it doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. When Canelo signs the contract to fight this guy then you can talk shit.

  • Canelo won’t fight anyone that could possibly beat him unless they agree to take a dive for a good payday like Jacobs and Kovalev did.

    • Those wins were legit however IMHO, Jacobs was too scared to throw a legit punch, he didn’t even try to win that fight and Kovalev was waaaay past his prime and likely drunk.

  • Welp here we go Canelo haters. Here’s your package deal to hate. Guy tried to get your old boy who you abandoned in Callum. Course he has 2 weight classes he’s fighting and none wanted it. Crazy! Benevidez lost his title in the scale. BJS all messed up. Only real busy big fights for Canelo that were realistic was Murata, or Boo Boo. Nobody wants Canelo unless they get 12 million. They’re all punks. Canelo will continue to rule boxing. Chenko will capture pfp best after he and his opponent come to a deal. But once these guys realize game and fortune run through Canelo they will be sitting on the sidelines.

  • Idk about all that hate… I get it, Canelo isn’t fighting any monsters, but he can fight….period.
    He’s no Orlando Salido who was a Mexican warrior and took on everyone, but he also hasn’t accumulated 10+ losses.
    I’m not a fan of Canelo, but as the old adage says: Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
    He’s not doing anything that any other fighter with half his marketing hasn’t done or isn’t presently doing.

  • Not the greatest fight and I don’t think Yildirim is deserving of a title shot. With that being said, Canelo does deserve an easy fight during these times and hopefully boxing gets back to fights where fighters can make more money.

  • This is such a punk move. Come on, Canelo. You can do a lot better than this.

    I am not watching this shit.

  • It could have been GGG, but he punked out. Obviously he wants nothing to do with Canelo at the heavier weight, he’d rather fight the smaller Pacquio.. I dont agree with this fight but whatever, its a tune up. We all know that. And this guy probably didnt ask for way more than hes worth like the others.

  • The only good about this matchup is Yildirim’s style. He is a brawler with a big heart, crude, low skill level and good size for 168. The fight will be violent while it last, if Canelo decides to engage and not running. I am afraid Canelo will try to out box this guy in a lackluster performance, hope I am wrong

  • Watching Canelo be Completely dominated by Mayweather changed my whole perception of him as a legitimate P4P fighter. He took on a few good fights half a decade ago, but these days it’s just embarrassing and sad to watch Canelo opt out of taking on good fights and decent competition. Every time I see someone wearing a some canelo gear I think to myself, “well there’s someone who doesn’t know anything about boxing.” It’s too bad too, because Canelo has the skills to raise the entire boxing game if he wishes but apparently he doesn’t have the heart so he accepts fighting nobodies and dodging legitimate contenders and giving the fans exciting fights. I know it’s a lot to do with the promoters etc. but a real fighter could bend their will if they wanted, instead Canelo and the like hide behind them and waste their years and legacy taking in fights no fan would ever vote to see. It’s a shame.

    • Bernard Hopkins once said if a fighter wants a fight, he makes the fight.

  • Don’t have a problem with the fight in itself. Yes it’s a gimme but maybe the threats will not want to fight Canelo while the money is likely to be grossly deflated.
    Just seems a bit weird with the quality of opposition for the WBC title. He’ll have 2 belts at the weight having beaten Fielding and now this guy.

  • The most privileged fighter in the history of boxing. Oh, he was ‘ordered’ to face some club fighter for a vacant title he’s not even a contender for, in a division he’s only fought one stiff in. Conelo keeps dodging dangerous fighters while his low IQ fans cheer him on for fighting setups. Fraud!!

    • Keeps dodging dangerous fighters? Haha, damn man you are afraid of the truth, GGG 2x, mayweather, Kovalev, Jacobs, to name a few, are all pushovers? Canelo among others opted for this fight to get the vacant belt. Callum Smith, Benavidez all wanted this fight too, cause it’s for a belt. Don’t be mad at him cause he can get a belt, what’s he supposed to do, pass on a belt cause of the opponent? GTFOH, you and every other boxer would do same.

  • Chris Eubank Jr sparked him outr in 3 rounds, should of fought eubanks or Billy Joe Saunders.

  • Canelo is losing fans by the day. We waited this long to hear this bs. Canelo obviously afraid of the bigger challenges in Boxing. This will be his legacy. Padded record and with bs titles and defenses. Canelo always had an advantage. Even fighting Mayweather he had youth advantage. Team Canelo simply looks bad and its sad because the proud Mexican fan base has to back him.

  • Let me be clear, I hate this fight, it’s ridiculous. Now, for all you Canelo haters, say what you want, they guy has fought champion after champion, after champion, he hasn’t had a fight against a non champion in years. Look at other fighters out there, Charlo (take your pick, it’s thensame), they dont fight top 10 level opponents ever, and now all of a sudden they are gods gift to the world? Give me a break, let them so some things g first. Canelo has, he has faced the top level opposition and champs. Compare his opponents to any of your favorite and you can’t find anyone in his weight class that has done the same. Hate him for his color or race, he’s still #1 P4P.

  • Canelo has cleaned out the division. There is only one fight out there for him. Both fighters have lost only once in the squared circle to the same man.. it’s time he took on the challenge – fight the real deal forgot about these nobodies and give the fans a fight for the ages. Canelo V McGregor – speed -power – drama – chaos… would break all PPV records. Money Man picked these guys at the right time. Had he waited another few weeks even he might have lost. Now let these maniacs fight each other to show the world who really is the baddest man in the universe.

    • The Mcgregor name shldnt ever be mentioned in the beautiful sport of boxing. Did u not see his last fight against mayweather?? He was horrible. LITERALLY horrible. He only lasted cuz mayweather let him. I have about 4 ammy’s in my gym that wld blast thru Connor with ease.

      • Get outta here man -McGregor landed more punches on Money Bags than Canello did. McGregor was winning up until the dodgy stoppage- he brings the X factor to the boxing game – he brings those guys out into deep water and drowns them like the great white shark.

  • Don’t understand this fight, for the 1st Pound by Pound fighter??? This Opponent is absolutely ridículus! Totally disapointed by Canelo, out there are plenty of more Interest fights than this. Shame on Canelo and Canelo’s Team

  • I can’t be bothered with a drugs cheat, oh sorry it was contaminated meat, the usual excuse and also being a holder of the WBA regular super middleweight title how come he can qualify to fight for the WBC title when organisations don’t rank champions from different organisations.

  • Eubank jr dealt with yildirim easily canelo will ruin him inside five depends how many rounds he wants to carry yildirim for

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