Yesterday was his Saúl El Canelo Álvarez the one who exploded the level of expectation of boxing fans by announcing on their social networks that very soon he will bring them important news. However, this Wednesday the one who beat him was the specialist journalist Mike Coppinger.
According to this, sources said athletic that tapatío will return to the quadrangle and will start so far in 2021, on February 27 after reaching an agreement with MatchRoom box, the promoter Eddie Hearn, to face the Turk Avni Yildirim.
The fight, in which he will expose the super-middle belts of the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council, will be brought back to the world through the DAZN network, except for Mexico, and will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Sources say @TheAthletic Canelo Alvarez has agreed a deal with Boxroom Boxing for a February 27 super middleweight title defense against Avni Yildirim at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The event will be broadcast globally on DAZN (excluding Mexico)
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger)
January 20, 2021
It is confirmed then that there will be no fight in Guadalajara, a possibility that Canelo Álvarez was excited about at the end of the year, transferring that feeling to all his fans in Guadalajara, because the sanitary conditions are not given for this to happen, when tries to enter a limited number of viewers.
Yildirim is the only mandatory hurdle Canelo has before he can fully launch his goal for this year: to be a 168-pound unified champion, for which he will have to beat Billy Joe Saunders, WBO Champion and Caleb plant, the owner of the IBF title.