Canelo vs. Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders vs. Canelo Alvarez

Billy Joe Saunders says he has the boxing brain to dethrone pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez in their blockbuster Super-Middleweight unification battle on Saturday night (May 8), live worldwide on DAZN and distributed by TV Azteca in Mexico and Latin America.

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Unbeaten Briton Saunders (30-0 18 KOs) puts his WBO strap on the line for the third time against the Mexican star and is aiming to add the WBC and WBA Super belts held by the Mexican sensation.

Saunders has been widely regarded as having the ring smarts to be the man to hand Canelo a first defeat in eight years and be the man to take the next step to being undisputed at 168lbs – and the 31 year old says fighting Canelo on Cinco de Mayo weekend holds no fear.

“This fight is all about the brain,” said Saunders. “Not about power, muscle or skill, it’s the brain and the game plan, and being able to execute that game plan.

“I brush opinions off because I know what goes through my head and my mind, and what I have done in my career is through the will and want to win, and the day I lose that, I won’t put a pair of gloves on again.

“I can only control what I am in control of and that myself, not what is outside the ring. It’s going to be a great fight it’s one I’ve wanted for years and it’s finally landed. There’s a lot at stake for both of us. Would I like my fans there? Yes. Would I like UK media there? Yes. If the fight was moved to the Mexican border I wouldn’t care.

“I have my own way of approaching the fight and Canelo will have too, he’s done this nearly 60 times. I’ll get in there as the best that I can be and that’s all I can control.

“I’ve been the underdog before, I’ve been the away fighter before, it’s not a new position, but I’m just in with a better opponent this time.

“If I go in there and I win, I’m not going to run and say never again, I’ll fight him again, I’ll fight anyone, anywhere, it doesn’t bother me. It’s good for boxing sometimes when the underdogs come through, and I don’t just mean me here, because it puts the sport on a higher platform to be watched.

“I’m at the top of the tree where I’ve done it all as an amateur, I’ve had 30 fights, I’m unbeaten, won every title coming through, two-weight World champion – I can sit back at night and say I’m top of the pile fighting the pound-for-pound king.”

Alvarez and Saunders clash on a huge night of action in Texas with a stacked undercard in support of the mammoth main event, with Elwin Soto (18-1 12 KOs) defending his WBO World Light-Flyweight title against Katsunari Takayama (32-8 12 KOs).

Kieron Conway (16-1-1 3 KOs) defends his WBA Intercontinental Super-Welterweight title against Souleymane Cissokho (12-0 8 KOs), Eddy Reynoso trained Cuban Heavyweight Frank Sanchez (17-0 13 KOs) meets Nagy Aguilera (21-10 14 KOs), Mexican-American talent Marc Castro (2-0 2 KOs) fights on his third Canelo undercard, Castro’s old amateur foe Keyshawn Davis (2-0 2 KOs) faces Jose Antonio Meza (6-4 1 KO) over six rounds and it’s a family affair on the night with Keyshawn’s brother Kelvin Davis (1-0 1 KO) fights for the second time in the paid ranks, with Mexican Welterweight Christian Alan Gomez Duran (19-2-1 17 KOs) celebrating Cinco De Mayo weekend over eight rounds against an opponent to be named soon.

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Saul Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders 8/5/21

Billy Joe Saunders is a very particular boxer. He starts fighting even before stepping into the ring and knows what to do from the physical point of view but also from the psychological one to achieve victories; that’s why he presents himself as a great challenger for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Super Championship this Saturday, at the AT&T Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.

He is the WBO champion and will try to seize the WBA and WBC belts from the Mexican. For years, the acronym “BJS” has been making noise in the boxing world. He knows how to play with his opponents’ minds, he generates controversy, he knows how to heat up fights and then he shows a very technical boxing in the ring, combined with his southpaw condition and the use of many tools to prevail in each of his fights.

For weeks now, Saunders’ behaviour has been the same as in previous fights. He has tried to create controversy, make different comments to the press and little by little penetrate the mind of his rival while influencing public opinion. Since he stepped foot in Texas he made his presence felt, first he missed the first event organized by Matchroom Boxing, in which the press could only talk to “Canelo”, and also asked to increase the size of the ring that was arranged for the fight.

The 31-year-old Briton doesn’t need any of that, as his boxing style has spoken for him over the years, but he knows it’s a plus to enter the ring with certain mental advantage over his opponent and dominate in a very important area. He has advantage in height and reach over Canelo, he knows how to walk the ring well, use his punches with precision and frustrate his opponents, things he is going to try to impose against the best pound-for-pound fighter today.

In the sport’s commercial environment and to casual fans he may be a bit unknown, but those who know know better are aware of the magnitude of the challenge Alvarez is facing. BJS has been making his presence felt since the week began and will surely know how to make his mark in each of the events leading up to the weigh-in ceremony. Chances are that on Saturday night everyone will remember his name even if he ends up defeated.

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Canelo vs. Billy Joe Saunders May 8th

The week of Cinco de Mayo will feature Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defending his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Super Championship this Saturday against the tough Billy Joe Saunders at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Arlington, in a unification bout on May 8th.

Canelo, both as a world figure in boxing and a Mexican warrior, has tried to become the icon of this special date for Mexican people and appear in the ring every first week of May. Back in 2020 it was not possible due to the pandemic but now it will be a much more special occasion to put his WBA and WBC belts on the line against WBO champion Saunders.

The Guadalajara-born fighter will be making his second fight of the year against the Briton fighter. Alvarez has set his goal to win all the 168 lbs. belts and so he began his 2021 plan with a fight against Turkey’s Avni Yildirim, which led to his challenge against Saunders, another step forward in his objective.

This fight is a major step up in level for Alvarez. Saunders is one of the sharpest fighters in the division, he is a southpaw and his intelligence makes him a tough opponent for Canelo’s style.

Saunders, who is 31 years old, is a contemporary of Alvarez’s 30 years; however, he is 180 cm and the the Mexican is 173 cm.

All promotional activities will take place this week leading up to the event hosted by Matchroom Boxing in the U.S. Alvarez has 55 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws, and 37 KOs. Saunders, on the other hand, is undefeated in 30 fights, with 14 KOs.

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