Mexican Boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez Blog
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, the Mexican boxing superstar, is suing streaming service DAZN as well as promoter Oscar de la Hoya over various complaints related to the mega-rich $365M multi-fight contract he signed back in 2018.
The deal, which at the time was touted as the richest in sport’s history, was originally set to cover 11 fights. Three of those have taken place but no agreement has yet been reached on a fourth. His last
By Kenneth Friedman: Billy Joe Saunders expects to know by this Monday whether he’ll be getting the fight against Canelo Alvarez this year. That’s when Saunders’ promoter Eddie Hearn will be contacting him to let him know what the status is on that fight.
WBO super middleweight champion Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) doesn’t hold out much hope that he’ll get the fight against the former four-division world champion Alvarez.
Billy Joe feels that Canelo (53-1-2, 36 KOs) won’t fight at all in 2020 as a result of his skirmishes with DAZN. Although Saunders is still hoping he gets the fight, he doesn’t think it’s going to happen this year.
If the Canelo fight doesn’t happen, Saunders’ plan-B is Callum Smith, who is interested in facing him. Hearn is eager to negotiate the Saunders vs speedily. Smith fight for the fall as soon as he finds out about the Canelo situation.
“What I hear with the word on the street, I don’t reckon Canelo will fight this year, but maybe he will,” Saunders said to IFL TV. “I’ve left it to my team and Eddie [Hearn] to get back to me today, Friday slash Monday.
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By Chris Williams: Negotiations for Terence Crawford vs. Kell Brook match is reportedly moving well towards a fight that could take place on November 14 on ESPN.
Top Rank has bumped up the initial offer of $1.5 million to $2 million for Brook (39-2, 27 KOs) to challenge WBO welterweight champion Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) for his title at 147.
For Brook to agree to $2 million, he would be selling himself short. If he waits until the pandemic ends in 2021, it’s possible he could get considerably more.
Crawford, 32, still hasn’t agreed on the money for the fight, which could mean that Top Rank isn’t offering him the kind of money he’s accustomed to getting before the pandemic started.
Brook fits in well with the type of middle of the road opposition that Crawford has been facing since he moved up to 147.
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By Jim Maltzman: Golden Boy Promotions may have made a miscalculation in letting Ryan Garcia face Luke Campbell, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. The fight has been finalized between the two highly ranked 135-pound contenders, with the only thing needed now is for the date and venue to be selected.
The 22-year-old Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) is a fighter that the Golden Boy Promotions company is banking on becoming their next superstar to carry the company into the future.
More specifically, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya is hoping that the left-hook throwing Garcia can become their next flagship star to replace Canelo, who seems to have stopped being the risk-taker that he used to be.
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes that the more experienced 2012 Olympic gold medalist Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) will defeat Ryan when the two face each other in November on DAZN.
“I don’t think he beats Luke Campbell. I think this is a terrible, terrible decision by them,” Hearn said to DAZN Facebook about Team Ryan Garcia making a blunder.
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