The World Boxing Association dropped Mexican “Canelo” Álvarez from its 160-pound standings
The Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, considered the best pound fighter in the world, did not appear on January 1, 2021 again as a middleweight champion in the World Boxing Association rankings, an organization that recognizes him as the monarch of the supermedia and will soon extend a letter to him to revalidate his support if he returns to 160 pounds in the future.
Canelo established himself in the world boxing elite on December 19 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, by defeating with authority the British Callum Smith, obtaining the vacant Super Heavyweight Championship of the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association Super Championship. Box at the same weight.
Sources indicated for ESPN what was communicated The president of the organization together with Canelo communicated the measure, hearing that it will be difficult for the star to return to 160 pounds in the future, but they considered that, if necessary, they will have his support when he returns to the middleweight category..
Both Canelo Alvarez and Eddy Reynoso, who could make history in the coming days, being recognized as the best coach and manager by the Boxing Writers Association of the United States, showed a few days ago that their future is in super-middleweight 168 pounds, where they wanted to become undisputed champions.
For this 2021, The return of Canelo Álvarez is expected on February 27 in Mexico, if conditions due to the pandemic allow it, against the Turkish Avni Yildirim, a mandatory challenge by the World Boxing Council, and then there is talk of Billy Joe Saunders, monarch of the World Boxing Organization, in May, to continue with that plan to unify the championships.
There was also talk of Gennadiy Golovkin, the middle monarch and an old acquaintance of Canelo, and the super-middleweight champion of the International Boxing Federation, Caleb Plant, but for now it seems that Saunders is the one leading, as sources revealed on ESPN to the negotiations for the year born.