Canelo Álvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders
On May 8, 2021, Canelo Álvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs), the super-middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring champion, and the super-middleweight WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
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- Jul 18, 1990
- Born
- Aug 30, 1989
- 30 y, 10 m
- Age
- 31 y, 9 m
- 55-1-2
- Record
- 30-0
- 18
- Title Fights
- 7
- 37 (63.8%)
- KOs
- 14 (46.7%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 173 cm
- Height
- 180 cm
- 179 cm
- Reach
- 180 cm
- 6 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- 6
- Win Streak
- 30
- 2 m, 11 d
- Layoff
- 5 m, 4 d
Canelo vs Saunders Stats
Canelo Álvarez is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round RTD victory over Avni Yıldırım, 2 months and 11 days ago. Billy Joe Saunders is on a 30-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Martin Murray, 5 months and 4 days ago.
Canelo vs Saunders Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Canelo Álvarez at 99-1 winning odds. Billy Joe Saunders really doesn't have much to present against Canelo.
Canelo vs Saunders Result
Billy Joe Saunders refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Canelo Álvarez is crowned the new WBO super-middleweight world champion. Canelo improves his record to 56-1-2 (38 KOs), while Saunders adds a loss to his record at 30-1.