Saul “Canelo” Alvarez finally has an opponent.
Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Deportes is reporting that Alvarez will fight WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders on May 2 — Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reported that the 168-pound unification fight will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the T-Mobile Arena.
Alvarez, who is 53-1-2 with 36 KOs, holds the WBO regular super middleweight title. He fought twice in 2019 and won both times, first beating Daniel Jacobs at middleweight on May 4 and then handling Sergey Kovalev with a major knockout at light heavyweight on Nov.