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Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya are continuing their war of words, with Alvarez bombing on De La Hoya during a social media back-and-forth. De La Hoya, who previously sponsored Alvarez as the owner of Golden Boy Promotions, responded to an Instagram video of Alvarez teaching a youngster. He criticized the WBA, […]

Canelo Alvarez landed an earth-shattering blow to Billy Joe Saunders’ right eye on Saturday night in the 8th round, which led to the Mexican retaining the Middleweight title. While the punch prevented Saunders from being able to get up and finish the full 12 rounds, it was really more serious than anyone thought. The Brit […]

In front of a record crowd, Canelo Alvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders via TKO to unify some middleweight titles. Using a run of fists late in the fight, he also likely etched his name in stone as a legitimate all-timer. While the crowd itself had moments of shock and awe, Canelo Alvarez was at zero […]

Floyd Mayweather still has a date with YouTuber Logan Paul to worry about, but that’s not stopping him from dreaming of a showdown against Billy Joe Saunders. According to a report by Emma Parry of The Sun, Mayweather’s camp has discussed the possibility of the fight but there’s a big caveat: the Brit has to […]

Tyson Fury is banking on his good pal Billy Joe Saunders to shock the world and defeat the heavily-favored Canelo Alvarez in their upcoming championship fight this Saturday. In fact, the two-time heavyweight champ believes Saunders will put on an absolute show and win the contest via unanimous decision. Via Keith Idec of Boxing Scene: […]

Canelo Alvarez is one of the most prominent boxers to come out of Mexico over the past decade or so. In spite of his well-loved reputation in his home country, however, the current unified super middleweight champion was apparently still a victim of kidnapping some three years ago. In a recent interview on In Depth with […]

Much like the rest of the world, Canelo Alvarez doesn’t think much of the upcoming June bout of Floyd Mayweather and YouTuber Logan Paul. After all, he knows it’s all about money. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Alvarez shared that the fight is not really “relevant” at all since it is just an exhibition […]

Billy Joe Saunders is getting his crack at Canelo Alvarez in the ring on May 8 in Arlington, Texas. The WBO super middleweight champion will look to stay undefeated when he enters the ring in May, touting a 30-0 mark with 14 knockouts to his resume. Recently, he has been cracking some sarcasm when discussing […]

Boxing star Canelo Alvarez made quick work of mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim last month in Miami Gardens, Florida. Even before that fight, Alvarez had another challenger in mind. That challenger has arrived. Matchroom Promotions announced Friday the WBC, WBA and The Ring champion will put all three titles on the line in a bout with […]

Two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez sent out a clear warning to current unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Benavidez seeks to have a match against Alvarez in the squared circle in the near future. Via TMZ Sports: “I’ll knock [Canelo] out! I’ll stop him! It takes a lot of balls to say that […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a couple of days off before their next game, which means Damian Lillard had some time to watch to some Saturday night boxing. The Blazers superstar tuned in for the Canelo Alvarez title defense against Avni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The reigning super-middleweight champion easily […]

Avni Yildirim wants all the smoke with Canelo Alvarez as he hoped to unify the WBA-WBC titles on Saturday in Miami. Yildirim, the beneficiary of a mandatory title defense, told SunSport he feels extremely confident he can hold his own against Alvarez: “Canelo is an outstanding fighter and a great champion,” Avni Yildirim said, via SunSport. “But […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made his pick for the super-middleweight title bout between Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith on Saturday night. Not surprisingly, Steph is taking his buddy, Canelo. On Saturday evening, the three-time NBA champion posted a photo in boxing gear alongside his father, Dell, while expressing support for Canelo Alvarez. Steph […]

Superstar boxer Canelo Alvarez is in the midst of legal battles with Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN streaming service. However, Alvarez and his team have already declared the Mexican sensation is a free agent. Alvarez’s coach and manager Eddy Reynoso said in a press release his client is already working on his next bout, suggesting […]

The lightweight fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez has had more than enough exciting build up. There is certainly a lot of tension there, and the two should put on a fantastic match. If you needed any more build up though, Canelo Alvarez is here to help. The legendary boxer took to Twitter to […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry jokingly boxed with Canelo Alvarez on the golf course recently. Take a look: Steph Curry practicing boxing with Canelo on the golf course 😆🥊 (via @Canelo) pic.twitter.com/911sj1rptQ — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 9, 2020 Curry is a very talented golfer. As for boxing, the two-time MVP should stay […]

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, boxing fans will have something to look forward to once the outbreak ceases. Pound-for-pound four-division champion Canelo Alvarez and IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin have agreed to a trilogy bout in the future, according to Lance Pugmire of The Athletic. The two parties had been working on the kinks of […]

Following months of build up, the mega fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin lived up to the hype despite the controversial judge scoring cards. After the match, Alvarez posted a photo on his Instagram account hanging out with Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook in Las Vegas. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKj2Q5BbIX/?taken-by=canelo There is clearly […]