Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will face off on Saturday, May 8, at 8:00 pm (ET) at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texasin one of the most awaited boxing matches of the year. Here, you’ll find everything there is to know about the fight, such as the date, time, and TV schedule.
Canelo Alvarez continues to cement himself as one of the most dominant boxers of modern time after taking downAvni Yildirim on February 27, holding on to his AMB, The Ring, and CMB titles.
That’s why the only logical next step in his career was to face a guy like Billy Joe Saunders. This will give him the chance to become thefirst undisputed world Super Middleweight champion in boxing history.
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: FightInformation
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2021
Time: 8 PM (ET) / Main event: 11 PM(ET)
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: Time by State in the US
ET: 8 PM
CT: 7 PM
MT: 6 PM
PT: 5 PM
Canelo Alvarez. (Getty)
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: Storylines
This is a potential legacy-defining fight for both boxers, especially for Canelo Alvarez, and the winner will most likely get the right to fightIBF champion Caleb Plant to become the ultimate leader of the 168-pound division.
Thus far, the Mexican superstar has won 55 of his 58 fights with two ties and just one loss, whereas Billy Joe Saunders is still undefeated after 30 fights with no ties. Clearly, something’s gotta give this time.
Alvarez is one of the most complete and dominant fighters of his generation but Saunders is no pushover, recently claiming that he’s not afraid of greatness. Now, whether he’ll be able to pull off the upset of a lifetime is yet to be seen.
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: Full Card
+ Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders for Alvarez’s WBC and WBA Super Middleweight titles and Saunders’ WBO Super Middleweight title
+ Elwin Soto vs. Katsunari Takayama for Soto’s WBO Junior Flyweight title
+ Kieron Conway vs. Souleymane Cissokho; Junior Middleweights
+ Frank Sanchez vs. Nagy Aguilera; Heavyweights
+ Marc Castro vs. Irving Macias Castillo; Junior Lightweights
+ Keyshawn Davis vs. Jose Antonio Meza; Lightweights
+ Kelvin Davis vs. Jan Marsalek; Welterweights
+ Christian Alan Gomez Duran vs. TBD; Welterweights
Billy Joe Saunders. (Getty)
How to watch or live stream Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders in the US
The exciting super middleweight boxing match between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders to take place on Saturday 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; will be broadcast in the US by DAZN.
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