Canelo Alvarez (L) and Billy Joe Saunders (R) /VCG
Mexican world boxing champion in four divisions Canelo Alvarez has decided whom he will face in his first fight for 2020 – British world champion in two weight classes, Billy Joe Saunders, according to ESPN Deportes' Salvador Rodriguez.
The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on May 2, according to Tencent Sports.
Bleacher Report said that Alvarez will bet his WBA (regular) super middleweight title on the line and Saunders will put his WBO super middleweight belt up for grabs.
Both finished their last fight in November 2019. Alvarez finished Russia's Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round; Saunders beat Marcelo Esteban Coceres from Argentina.
Saul Alvarez (L) punches Alfredo Angulo (R) in their super welterweight boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 8, 2014. /AP
Alvarez joined professional boxing when he was 15 and has fought quite a lot of opponents. He currently keeps a record of 53-1-2 with 36 KO, defeating a long list of boxers including Matthew Hatton, James Kirkland, Gennady Golovkin. Alvarez's only loss came from Floyd Mayweather.
Alvarez is a remarkable counterpuncher, an excellent body puncher and has never been knocked out. In recent years, he began to learn from Mayweather to hand-pick his opponents.
Saunders should be able to make a good fight with Alvarez. First, he won all 29 fights in his career with 14 KO wins; second, he can cause trouble for Alvarez with his moving but lacks a killer punch.
According to The Athletic, Alvarez has already made 35 million U.S. dollars per fight from his contract with DAZN. Saunders will receive a career-high of eight million after the fight.