The fights of Saúl Canelo Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) always generate a stir. The Mexican is one of boxing’s biggest stars and fans always enjoy watching him. He is back fighting in Mexico after almost 12 years (his last fight was in November 2011), and he is very excited to step back into the ring in his native country. Will put his undisputed super middleweight title on the line against John Ryder (32-5-0, 18 KO) early from Saturday to Sunday at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez: 58-2-2, 39 KOs
Saúl Canelo Álvarez is the current undisputed super middleweight champion. He has been proclaimed world champion in four different weight divisions: super welterweight, middle, super middle and light heavyweight. In November 2021, he became the first Latino boxer to be the unified WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super middleweight champion by defeating Caleb Plant (22-2-0, 13 KO) by TKO. He has only lost two fights, one against Floyd Mayweather (50-0-0, 27 KO) when he was just 23 years old, and the second against Dmitry Bivol (21-0-0, 11 KO) almost ten years later.
- Name: Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan.
- Nickname: Cinnamon.
- Birth: Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico).
- Age: 32 years.
- Record: 58-2-2, 39 KOs.
- Height: 1.73 meters.
- Wingspan: 1.78 meters.
- KO Win Percentage: 62.9%.
- Rounds played: 460 rounds.
- Fights for world titles: 21 (18 wins, 2 losses and 1 void).
- Last fight: September 17, 2022. Defeated Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KO) by unanimous decision. He retained the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF super middleweight titles.
John Ryder (32-5-0, 18 KOs):
John Ryder is coming to win and he doesn’t want to be underestimated. His trainer, Tony Sim, assures that he arrives at the fight at a better time than Canelo. The Briton has fought most of his career at home, but the three times he has come out, twice to the United States and once to Austria, he has emerged victorious. He is the WBO Interim Super Middleweight Champion.
- Name: John Ryder.
- Nickname: Gorilla.
- Birth: Islington (London, England).
- Age: 34 years.
- Record: 32-5-0, 18 KOs
- Height: 1.75 meters.
- Wingspan: 1.83 meters.
- KO Win Percentage: 48.65%.
- rounds played: 233 rounds.
- Fights for world titles: 1 (1 loss).
- Last fight: November 26, 2022. Defeated Zach Parker (22-1-0, 16 KO) by forfeit in the fourth round. He was proclaimed WBO interim super middleweight champion.