Alvarez last fought against Callum Smith in December, winning the belts that he will defend this Saturday. The Mexican pugilist is ready to continue making history and this fight presents a big opportunity for him to keep increasing his legacy in the world of boxing.

Yildirim is ready to shock the world and earn a big win over the highly favored Canelo, who is going through a very good time right now. The Turkish fighter has nothing to lose and a lot to win and that could play in his favor this weekend.

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Match Information

Date: Saturday, 27 February 2021
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Time By State In The U.S.

ET: 10:00 PM
CT: 9:00 PM
MT: 8:00 PM
PT: 7:00 PM

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Storylines

Alvarez is now a 4-division champion after beating Sergey Kovalev for the light heavyweight title. He’s now trying to keep his current belts and although he’s heavily favored to get the W here, the Mexican knows he needs to be fully focused to get the victory against a tricky rival.

This will be Yildirim’s first fight in two years and he’s coming from a loss against Anthony Dirrell via TD. Now he’ll try to surprise the 30-year-old Mexican and pull off the upset against one of the greatest fighters of this generation.

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Professional Records

Canelo Alvarez: 54-1-2 (36 KOs)
Avni Yildirim: 21-2 (12 KOs)

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Full Card

Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim for Alvarez’s WBC/WBA Super Middleweight titles
McWilliams Arroyo vs. Abraham Rodriguez for the interim WBC flyweight title
Zhang Zhilei vs. Jerry Forrest; Heavyweight
Diego Pacheco vs. Rodolfo Gomez Jr.; Super Middleweight
Alexis Espino vs. Ashton Sykes; Super Middleweight
Keyshawn Davis vs. Lester Brown; Junior Lightweight
Aaron Aponte vs. Harry Gigliotti; Junior Welterweight

Where to watch or live stream online Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim in the U.S.

DAZN will broadcast this fight in the United States.

Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim: Predictions and Odds

Canelo is the clear favorite to get this game. Oddsmakers have given him -5000 odds while Yildirim received +1600 odds. A KO for Canelo would pay +1300 while Yildirim would get +2600 to bettors picking the knockout as his method of victory.

* Odds via FanDuel

The defending champion Alvarezis the major favorite of the fight so he needs to be mindful of potential and unwanted slipif he underestimates the power of Yildirim. A disruptive defeat will scupper his whole mission and bring him less ranking points by the media.

On Saturday, February 27, the battle card of Canelo Alvarez vsAvni Yildirim will commence from 10:00 PM(ET). But first, let’s take a closer and detailed look at Alvarez’s opponent,Yildirim.

Avni Yildirim: Who is Canelo Alvarez next opponent?

The 29-year-oldYildirim,who was born onAugust 5, 1991, and haslived in Turkey ever since his birth, is a former prolific amateur, managing a record of 120-12 in his country. Hebecame their national champion five times. He also won bronze in the MediterraneanChampionships and featured for Turkey at the 2013 Kazakhstan World Championships.

There, he lostin the second round. However, that defeat inspired him tobecome a professional boxer.Yildirim made his professional debut onMarch 22, 2014, when he won by points against Davit Ribakoni. It was a sign of a great start ofYildirim’s career, having gone onan outstanding runof 16-0, 10 of those won by knockouts.

Then he joined the World Boxing Super Series for the first season where, in October 2017, he fought Chris Eubank Jr. in the opening fight. Eubank dominated the Turkwith pace and strengthin the third round and gave Yildirim his first professionalloss. The upset only improved Avni, who then managed five successive triumphs over the course of 11 months only to prepare to face Anthony Dirrell for the WBC title while took place in February 2019.

Yildirim didn’t get off to a great start, but he improved significantly in the second half of the fight. However, eventually, he lost the fight due to atechnical decision after he unintentionally headbuttedDirrell, causing the American boxer to suffer a cut. Yildirim took the points, but that still didn’t helphim to win.

Thus, Avni Yildirim’s current fightingrecord stands at 21 wins,2 defeats, and 0 draws. 12 out of the 21 victories have happened after a knockout, helping his current knockout ratio stand at57%. He suffered a knockout defeat only once of the two times he has lost so far.He has played 132 rounds in the ring, meaning that his professional battles last an average of 5.7 rounds. He uses a normaltradition of battling, meaninghe prefers tofights with his right hand as his control hand.