Canelo Alvarez next fight: Mexican superstar expected to face Avni Yildirim at super middleweight on Feb. 27 - CBSSports.com

Canelo Alvarez next fight: Mexican superstar required to face Avni Yildirim at super middleweight on Feb. 27
Canelo Alvarez is ready for his next challenge. The unified noble middleweight champion is expected to take on Avni Yildirim -- the WBC mandatory challenger -- on Feb. 27 from Guadalajara, Mexico, Canelo's trainer and manager, Eddy Reynoso, told Boxing Scene.
Alvarez claimed the WBA and vacant WBC noble middleweight titles on Dec. 19 with a manager win over Callum Smith in Texas. The pound-for-pound stout had been out of action for nearly a year due to the pandemic as well as contractual argues with Golden Boy Promotions and streaming partner DAZN. Alvarez managed a deal with both in the fall to cause a free agent and open up the possibility of fighting whomever he wants.
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Yildirim, the 29-year-old from Turkey, has only lost twice as a pro. That includes his most current bout against Anthony Dirrell in February 2019 when an accident headbutt in the 10th groundless ended the fight and sent it to the judges' scorecards. Yilidirim lost on points. His only new loss came in his only other bout in contradiction of higher-level competition when he was knocked out by Chris Eubank Jr. in 2017.
Reynoso said the fights will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, which is where Canelo was born. It would be Alvarez's apt fight in Mexico since 2011.
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