Canelo and Yildirim face to face

WBC super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Álvarez will be defending his crown against his mandatory challenger, Turkish Avni Yildirim, this Saturday, February 27, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Both fighters were face to face in a promotional event, smack bang at fight location… the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Canelo (54-1-2 36 KOs) is coming off winning the WBC title by defeating previously unbeaten Briton Callum Smith in San Antonio, Texas, last December.

Yildirim (21-2 12 KOs) has been biding his time to fight for the WBC title once again, having lost a technical decision to Anthony Dirrell in 2019, due to a clash of heads resulting in a cut eye suffered by Anthony.