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Verdi wrote: ↑17 Feb 2020, 13:26 Just seen on social media he's facing BJS on May 2nd

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑17 Feb 2020, 14:41 But this one sounds confident:

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑18 Feb 2020, 06:24 "Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders Fight “About 95 percent There” Sources Say"

It seems Canelo Alvarez could fight Billy Joe Saunders on May 2 after all. As fans know, both Saunders, the reigning WBO super-middleweight champion, and Callum Smith, the current WBA ruler at 168 pounds, last week turned down offers to fight Canelo. But now, as per a tweet from Mike Coppinger, a Canelo-Saunders fight is “about 95 percent there,” with the two sides “determined to finalize a deal this week for a May 2 super-middleweight title fight on DAZN.”

So it seems either Golden Boy improved their offer or Eddie Hearn and Saunders agreed to the first offer they initially turned down. Either way this fight, one the unbeaten Saunders has been calling for for a long time, is closer than ever before. According to Coppinger’s sources, the sole hold-up on Canelo-Saunders being signed, is a “discrepancy with Saunders’ minimum in his contract.”

Let’s hope this can be sorted out. Canelo-Saunders is a very good match-up and of course southpaw Saunders fully believes he has the tools and the style to defeat the Mexican superstar. Can the British traveller score the big upset, and over Cinco de Mayo weekend to boot? Canelo will of course big a big favorite to win, and pick up yet another belt, but if Saunders, 29-0(14) comes in in top shape and is able to perform as sharply and as brilliantly as he did in scoring arguably his career best win over David Lemieux back in December of 2017, then we will have a fascinating fight.

It goes without saying how a Saunders victory would rank right up there with the great “away wins” scored by a British fighter. One thing we know about Saunders is he is totally unfazed when fighting away from home, in the other guy’s backyard. And Las Vegas is really a second home for Canelo. It will be quite the hostile crowd 30 year old Saunders will face if the fight does come off, but Canelo had better not rely on this unsettling Saunders and making his job of defeating him that much easier.

This fight might just end up being one of the hardest, trickiest and most testing of Canelo’s long career. Again, let’s hope it comes off.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 05:57 "Canelo Alvarez’s May 2 opponent will ‘SURPRISE’ everybody – Eric Gomez"

“An announcement is going to come shortly. I’d rather not say who it is at this time, but we’re very close to finalizing a deal,” said Eric Gomez (of Golden Boy Promotions) revealed to Fino Boxing on Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent. “There are some final details that need to be worked out, but it’s going to surprise everybody.

“The opponent is secure, and it’s one of the top fighters in boxing,” Gomez said on Alvarez’s next fight. “It’s actually a very good fight and a very dangerous fight for Saul. It’s a very dangerous fight, but that’s who he wanted, and we’re hoping to announce it very soon. Anytime now,” said Gomez when asked ‘when the announcement for Canelo’s next fight will take place.’

So if we’re going to be “surprised” about Canelo’s opponent, is it safe to assume the Mexican won’t be facing the likes of Smith, Saunders, Murata and Golovkin?

Could he possibly be facing someone like Artur Beterbiev or Jermall Charlo? Now that would be a “surprise”.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 09:45

Here's a link to the cached version of the web page from the official website selling these tickets.

It could simply be a mistake or they may have inadvertently let the cat out of the bag prior to GBP’s official announcement of the fight, hence the reason why they've removed this page.