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Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez He posted an enigmatic video on his Instagram account in the middle of versions suggesting that he will face the Turk Avni Yildirim in February and a few hours after he was announced by the WBC as the best fighter of 2020.
In the video you only see Canelo walking backwards beat Callum Smith last December, followed by the phrase: “Guess who’s next?”, a message that triggered a rain of reactions among which he debated his next rival with names like his Yildirim, Gennado Golovkin, Billy Joe Saunders, among many others.
Tapatío just adds that an announcement will come “soon”, something that was expected because he will return to the ring in February.
Best of the year at the WBC vote
He World Boxing Council made it known that Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Tyson Fury were recognized as the best boxers of 2020, a year marked by a pandemic in which they overcame Callum Smith and Deontay Wilder, respectively. Further, Eddy Reynoso, was awarded as the best manager.