DALLAS – More than 20,000 tickets were sold in the first of two days of “pre-sale” for the boxing show led by Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on May 8 at AT&T Stadium, according to organizers.
The company that promotes the event, Matchroom Boxing, and Dallas Cowboys, owners of the stadium, said that on Tuesday a record sale was set for the evening in which the two super average titles of Álvarez, of the Council, will be put into play. (WBC) and the World Association (WBA) and Saunders, of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Last week, when the fight was announced, the Cowboys said they expected about 60,000 fans, a number that would exceed the four performances they had at their stadium, two with Manny Pacquiao against Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito , one with “Canelo” against Liam Smith and the fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia.
“Today (Tuesday) we saw record numbers for what promises to be a big celebration of Cinco de Mayo weekend,” Matchroom Boxing president Eddie Hearn said in a statement. “Canelo fights have become the hallmark of the boxing calendar. I am honored to be the promoter of this exciting fight at the Dallas Cowboys. “
Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KOs), 30, said that his goal is to become the undisputed champion of the Middleweight division and that he will fight for that five times between December and December 2021.
The tapestry is in third place after defeating Callum Smith to win the WBC and WBO titles, after making a successful mandatory defense against Avni Yildimir in February last year, in which he announced his fight against Saunders, which was to be expected. several years.
“With another day of pre-sales before the tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, I’m confident we’ll have a full house in Lone Star State for one of the biggest fights of 2021,” Hearn added.
The 31-year-old Briton Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) has been the WBO Super Middleweight Champion since he defeated Shefat Isufi on German in May 2019 and was previously the same body’s Middleweight Champion in May 2015.
“I will be happy to return to fight in Texas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,” Canelo posted on his Twitter account. “See you on May 8.”