Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez will face Britain’s John Ryder in Guadalajara on Saturday in a duel that will see him reveal his world titles in the super middleweight division.
On his return to the ring after wrist surgery, Álvarez will seek the 40th knockout of his career against an opponent who, at the age of 34, wants to show that he is still at a high level despite having lost two of his last 10 lost matches. .
“I always prepare for a knockout, and I’m going to look forward to that on Saturday. Don’t hesitate,” said the 32-year-old Mexican a few days ago, with 58 wins, 39 of them on the fast track and two losses. .
On May 7 in Las Vegas, Canelo suffered his second loss as a professional, against Russian Dmitrii Bivol, with whom he faced for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title; in September he defeated Kazakh Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision, after which he underwent surgery on an old injury.
As he confessed to Efe, Álvarez has gone from less to more during the recovery, in recent weeks he has trained with the same strength as before the operation and this Saturday he will be able to show his best version.
Ryder made one of his best fights in recent memory and will see the fight as his last chance. Defeating the top-scoring boxer would turn his career around, providing additional motivation in his training for fights.
“It’s a great opportunity for me. Many times in my career I might have seen this as a distant target and now I’m not going to miss it,” said the challenger, with 32 wins, 18 by knockout, with five setbacks.
At the Akron Stadium, home of the Chivas de Guadalajara of Mexican football, “Canelo” will have the support of the people of his hometown, but he must be careful because the fight will take place at 1,566 meters above sea level and , in If you don’t win before the limit, then you have to reserve for the last rounds.
In addition to seeing him sport after surgery, there is strong interest in the Mexican’s presentation due to the possibility that he will celebrate a rematch in September with Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight monarch.
“At the moment we are focused on the fight against Ryder, but the fight against Bivol is the fight I’m looking for in the future. I want it to be 175 pounds, like last time,” Älvarez said a few weeks ago to Efe. .
In the preliminary fight, Mexican Julio César “Rey” Martínez, with 19 wins, 14 by knockout and two losses, will expose his WBC flyweight championship belt against Panamanian Ronal Batista.
“We are ready for a big win. With everything but fear,” said the Mexican, as Batista vowed to leave everything in the ring, sure to take the favorite’s belt.
Source: El heraldo
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