Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders is back on for May, only this time the hope is that the coronavirus won’t cancel the bout again.
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reported on Thursday that Alvarez and Saunders have agreed to fight on either May 1st or May 8th (either side of Cinco de Mayo) for the WBC, WBA, and WBO super-middleweight titles. Needless to say there’s a lot more at stake in the re-booking of this match compared to when it was just for Saunders’ WBO belt last year.
What first needs to happen is Canelo must beat heavy underdog but mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on February 27th.