United super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returns to Miami on Saturday for the first time since 2008, when he clashed with WBC’s obligatory challenger Avni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium.
A crowd of 15,000 fans, who are socially distant, will see Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) defend his WBA and WBC titles at £ 168, turning just twice, after winning the unbeaten Callum Smith widely pointed out.
Alvarez, 30, wants to stay just as active as he is to defeat Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs), a former teammate. The Mexican superstar hopes to fight four times in 2021 with the goal of becoming the super middleweight division’s first undisputed champion.
McWilliams Arroyo tackles Abraham Rodriguez for the interim WBC flyweight title after champion Julio Cesar Martinez was forced to withdraw earlier this week with a hand injury. The fight was only made official on Saturday morning after it was approved by the commission. Arroyo won three consecutive games, while Rodriguez won a four-game winning streak.
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Fighting card, results
- Canelo Alvarez (c) vs. Avni Yildirim, WBC and WBA super middleweight titles
- McWilliams Arroyo (ic) defeats Abraham Rodriguez via fifth round TKO (ref stop)
- Zhilei Zhang vs. Jerry Forrest Declares Majority Draw (95-93 Forrest, 93-93, 93-93)
- Diego Pacheco defeats Rodolfo Gomez Jr. by unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 79-73)
- Marc Castro defeats John Moraga via TKO in the second round
- Defeat Aaron Aponte. Harry Gigliotti by unanimous decision (40-34, 40-34, 40-34)
- Defeat Keyshawn Davis. Lester Brown via TKO in the second round
- Alexis Espino defeats Ashton Sykes via TKO in fifth round