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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and John Ryder will feature in one of the most anticipated fights for boxing fans this Saturday. This event will be very special for the Mexican boxer as he will be fighting in Mexico after 12 years. While the followers of the Mexican boxer eagerly await the main event, those who are present at the Akron Stadium can enjoy other great fights beforehand.
For example, as the co-main event, we have the match between Julio Cesar Martinez and Ronal Batista. The Mexican will seek to retain the WBC flyweight world title against the Panamanian, who comes with a record of (15-2-0). This will be the 'Rey's' return to Guadalajara, where he achieved his last knockout against Joel Cordova.
Note that Batista is a 26-year-old boxer who has yet to win outside of Panama. His only fight outside his country ended in defeat against Mikhail Aloyan in Russia. Likewise, the Panamanian boxer is not favored for this fight, as he is not among the top 15 ranked by the WBC in the flyweight division.
Another prominent boxer in this event is undoubtedly Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, who comes with a record of (26-3-1). The super-lightweight will face the Australian Steve Park (16-2-0) for the super-lightweight intercontinental title of the WBA. For this fight, the bookmakers show even odds, as these are two boxers with great abilities to end the match with a knockout.
Finally, in the light heavyweight category, we will have the fight between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Ricards Bolotniks. The 36-year-old Ukrainian won the Olympic medal in London 2012 and the WBC world title in 2018 before losing his crown against Artur Beterbiev. In February, after three years away from the ring, he managed to win against Bolotniks, the former European champion of the WBO. For this reason, this rematch promises to be one of the best fights of the night.
Complete fight card for 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. John Ryder
- Canelo Alvarez (Mexico) vs. John Ryder (England) - (Fight for the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO super middleweight world titles).
- Julio Cesar Martinez (Mexico) vs. Ronal Batista (Panama) - (Fight for the WBC flyweight world title).
- Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (Mexico) vs. Steve Spark (Australia) - (Fight for the WBA super lightweight intercontinental title).
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) vs. Ricards Bolotniks (Latvia) - (Fight for the light heavyweight title).
Where to watch the fight between Canelo vs. Ryder?
In Mexico and South America, ESPN will be the channel responsible for the LIVE broadcast of the fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and John 'The Gorilla' Ryder. In the United States, DAZN will be in charge of the fight broadcast. Keep in mind that on the Depor website, we will bring you all the highlights of this battle.