On Saturday, May 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, USA Saul «Canelo» Alvarez will meet Billy Joe «Superb» Saunders for WBC, WBC «Mestizo», WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring titles in a 12-round super middleweight bout.
The fight night will begin on Saturday, May 8 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
The fight will be held at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Saul Alvarez versus Billy Joe Saunders?
Who fights on Saturday, May 8?
Fight card subject to change.
Division | Fighter #1 | Fighter #2 | Notes |
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super middleweight (168 lbs) | Saul Alvarez | Billy Joe Saunders | For WBC World, WBC «Mestizo», WBA (Super) World, WBO World, The Ring tit. |
featherweight (126 lbs) | Kid Galahad | James Dickens | For vacant IBF World tit. |
light flyweight (108 lbs) | Elwin Soto | Katsunari Takayama | For WBO World tit. |
super welterweight (154 lbs) | Kieron Conway | Souleymane Cissokho | |
heavyweight (200+ lbs) | Frank Sanchez | Nagy Aguilera | |
lightweight (135 lbs) | Keyshawn Davis | J. Quinonez | |
welterweight (147 lbs) | Kelvin Davis | Jan Maršálek |
Saul «Canelo» Alvarez
Saul Alvarez is a Mexican boxer.
As a professional athlete, Alvarez has been performing for 15 years.
There are eight children in the Alvarez family: seven boys and one girl.
Growing up on his family's farm, where Saul rode horses with his brothers and sister. He loves riding still.
All brothers engaged in boxing. Three of them, Ramón, Ricardo and Rigoberto, became professional boxers, and Rigoberto Alvarez is former Interim WBA world champion.
Saul started boxing at the age of 13.
At the age of 15 he made his debut in professional boxing.
Saul's nickname "Canelo" is translated from Spanish as "cinnamon", which is a common nickname for people with red hair.
Canelo and his daughter
The last fight of Saul Alvarez took place on February 27, 2021 against Avni Yildirim.
Alvarez won by retirement (RTD).
Saul Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim
On March 5, 2011 Saul Alvarez became the WBC super welterweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.
WBC World champion Saul Alvarez
How many fights did Saul Alvarez have?
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Date | Opponent | Result | Notes |
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2023-09-30 | Jermell Charlo (35 - 1 - 1) |
Win UD |
IBF World Super Middleweight WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2023-05-06 | John Ryder (32 - 5 - 0) |
Win UD |
IBF World Super Middleweight WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2022-09-17 | Gennadiy Golovkin (42 - 1 - 1) |
Win UD |
IBF World Super Middleweight WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2022-05-07 | Dmitrii Bivol (19 - 0 - 0) |
Loss UD |
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight |
2021-11-06 | Caleb Plant (21 - 0 - 0) |
Win TKO |
IBF World Super Middleweight WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2021-05-08 | Billy Joe Saunders (30 - 0 - 0) |
Win RTD |
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2021-02-27 | Avni Yildirim (21 - 2 - 0) |
Win RTD |
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight |
2020-12-19 | Callum Smith (27 - 0 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight (vacant) |
2019-11-02 | Sergey Kovalev (34 - 3 - 1) |
Win KO |
WBO World Light Heavyweight |
2019-05-04 | Daniel Jacobs (35 - 2 - 0) |
Win UD |
IBF World Middleweight WBA (Super) World Middleweight WBC World Middleweight |
2018-12-15 | Rocky Fielding (27 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBA World Super Middleweight |
2018-09-15 | Gennadiy Golovkin (38 - 0 - 1) |
Win MD |
IBO World Middleweight WBA (Super) World Middleweight WBC World Middleweight |
2017-09-16 | Gennadiy Golovkin (37 - 0 - 0) |
Draw SD |
IBF World Middleweight IBO World Middleweight WBA (Super) World Middleweight WBC World Middleweight |
2017-05-06 | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (50 - 2 - 1) |
Win UD |
|
2016-09-17 | Liam Smith (23 - 0 - 1) |
Win KO |
WBO World Super Welterweight |
2016-05-07 | Amir Khan (31 - 3 - 0) |
Win KO |
WBC World Middleweight |
2015-11-21 | Miguel Cotto (40 - 4 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBC Diamond Middleweight (vacant) WBC World Middleweight (vacant) |
2015-05-09 | James Kirkland (32 - 1 - 0) |
Win KO |
|
2014-07-12 | Erislandy Lara (19 - 1 - 2) |
Win SD |
|
2014-03-08 | Alfredo Angulo (22 - 3 - 0) |
Win TKO |
|
2013-09-14 | Floyd Mayweather Jr (44 - 0 - 0) |
Loss MD |
WBA (Super) World Super Welterweight WBC World Super Welterweight |
2013-04-20 | Austin Trout (26 - 0 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBA World Super Welterweight WBC World Super Welterweight |
2012-09-15 | Josesito Lopez (30 - 4 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBC World Super Welterweight |
2012-05-05 | Shane Mosley (46 - 7 - 1) |
Win UD |
WBC World Super Welterweight |
2011-11-26 | Kermit Cintron (33 - 4 - 1) |
Win TKO |
WBC World Super Welterweight |
2011-09-17 | Alfonso Gomez (23 - 4 - 2) |
Win TKO |
WBC World Super Welterweight |
2011-06-18 | Ryan Rhodes (45 - 4 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBC World Super Welterweight |
2011-03-05 | Matthew Hatton (41 - 4 - 2) |
Win UD |
WBC World Super Welterweight (vacant) |
2010-12-04 | Lovemore Ndou (48 - 11 - 2) |
Win UD |
WBC Silver Super Welterweight |
2010-09-18 | Carlos Manuel Baldomir (45 - 12 - 6) |
Win KO |
WBC Silver Super Welterweight |
2010-07-10 | Luciano Leonel Cuello (26 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBC Silver Super Welterweight (vacant) |
2010-05-01 | Jose Miguel Cotto (31 - 1 - 1) |
Win TKO |
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2010-03-06 | Brian Camechis (19 - 2 - 0) |
Win KO |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight |
2009-12-05 | Lanardo Tyner (21 - 2 - 0) |
Win UD |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight |
2009-09-15 | Carlos Leonardo Herrera (21 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBC Youth World Welterweight |
2009-08-08 | Marat Khuzeev (18 - 4 - 1) |
Win KO |
WBC Youth World Welterweight (vacant) |
2009-06-06 | Jeferson Luis Goncalo (19 - 3 - 3) |
Win KO |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight |
2009-04-11 | Michel Rosales Hernandez (23 - 2 - 0) |
Win TKO |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight |
2009-02-21 | Euri Gonzalez (17 - 0 - 1) |
Win TKO |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight WBO Latino Welterweight |
2009-01-17 | Luis Antonio Fitch (12 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
North American Boxing Federation Welterweight (vacant) |
2008-12-05 | Raul Pinzon (16 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
WBA Fedecentro Welterweight |
2008-10-24 | Larry Mosley (15 - 2 - 2) |
Win UD |
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2008-08-02 | Carlos Adan Jerez (27 - 9 - 3) |
Win UD |
WBA Fedecentro Welterweight |
2008-06-28 | Miguel Vazquez (21 - 2 - 0) |
Win UD |
|
2008-06-06 | Francisco Villanueva (5 - 17 - 2) |
Win SD |
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2008-04-18 | Gabriel Martinez (17 - 0 - 1) |
Win RTD |
WBA Fedecentro Welterweight |
2008-03-14 | Francisco Villanueva (4 - 15 - 2) |
Win TKO |
|
2008-02-22 | Axel Rodrigo Solis (3 - 7 - 2) |
Win KO |
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2007-12-15 | Sean Holley (8 - 21 - 2) |
Win TKO |
|
2007-08-31 | Ricardo Cano (13 - 4 - 3) |
Win UD |
|
2007-08-18 | Christian Solano (22 - 9 - 3) |
Win UD |
|
2007-06-01 | Jesus Abel Hernandez (16 - 13 - 1) |
Win TKO |
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2007-05-19 | Victor Emilio Marquez (2 - 6 - 0) |
Win KO |
|
2007-03-30 | Ivan Illescas (4 - 5 - 0) |
Win KO |
|
2007-03-02 | Javier Martinez (debut) |
Win TKO |
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2006-12-08 | Daniel Martinez (0 - 1 - 0) |
Win KO |
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2006-09-29 | Francisco Villanueva (4 - 5 - 0) |
Win KO |
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2006-09-15 | Cristian Hernandez (0 - 1 - 0) |
Win KO |
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2006-07-21 | Juan Hernandez (2 - 2 - 0) |
Win KO |
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2006-06-17 | Jorge Juarez (3 - 6 - 0) |
Draw SD |
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2006-02-10 | Pedro Lopez (0 - 0 - 1) |
Win KO |
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2006-01-20 | Miguel Vazquez (debut) |
Win SD |
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2005-11-26 | Pablo Alvarado (0 - 1 - 0) |
Win KO |
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2005-10-29 | Abraham Gonzalez (0 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
Who all beat Saul Alvarez?
Saul Alvarez's defeat
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Date | Opponent | Result | Notes |
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2022-05-07 | Dmitrii Bivol (19 - 0 - 0) |
Loss UD |
WBA (Super) World Light Heavyweight |
2013-09-14 | Floyd Mayweather Jr (44 - 0 - 0) |
Loss MD |
WBA (Super) World Super Welterweight WBC World Super Welterweight |
Billy Joe «Superb» Saunders
Billy Joe Saunders is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Saunders has been performing for 12 years and remains unbeaten.
The last fight of Billy Joe Saunders took place on December 4, 2020 against Martin Murray.
Saunders won by unanimous decision (UD).
Billy Joe Saunders vs. Martin Murray
On December 19, 2015 Billy Joe Saunders became the WBO middleweight champion.
The British defeated world champion Andy Lee.
How many fights did Billy Joe Saunders have?
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Date | Opponent | Result | Notes |
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2021-05-08 | Saul Alvarez (55 - 1 - 2) |
Loss RTD |
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight WBC World Super Middleweight WBO World Super Middleweight |
2020-12-04 | Martin Murray (39 - 5 - 1) |
Win UD |
WBO World Super Middleweight |
2019-11-09 | Marcelo Esteban Coceres (28 - 0 - 1) |
Win KO |
WBO World Super Middleweight |
2019-05-18 | Shefat Isufi (27 - 3 - 2) |
Win UD |
WBO World Super Middleweight (vacant) |
2018-12-22 | Charles Adamu (32 - 13 - 0) |
Win RTD |
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2017-12-16 | David Lemieux (38 - 3 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBO World Middleweight |
2017-09-16 | Willie Monroe Jr (21 - 2 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBO World Middleweight |
2016-12-03 | Artur Akavov (16 - 1 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBO World Middleweight |
2015-12-19 | Andy Lee (34 - 2 - 1) |
Win MD |
WBO World Middleweight |
2015-07-24 | Yoann Bloyer (17 - 27 - 2) |
Win TKO |
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2014-11-29 | Chris Eubank Jr (18 - 0 - 0) |
Win SD |
BBBofC British Middleweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight EBU European Middleweight |
2014-07-26 | Emanuele Blandamura (22 - 0 - 0) |
Win KO |
EBU European Middleweight (vacant) |
2013-09-21 | John Ryder (15 - 0 - 0) |
Win UD |
BBBofC British Middleweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight |
2013-07-20 | Gary O'Sullivan (16 - 0 - 0) |
Win UD |
WBO International Middleweight (vacant) |
2013-03-21 | Matthew Hall (25 - 6 - 0) |
Win UD |
BBBofC British Middleweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight |
2012-12-15 | Nick Blackwell (12 - 1 - 0) |
Win UD |
BBBofC British Middleweight (vacant) Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight |
2012-09-14 | Jarrod Fletcher (12 - 0 - 0) |
Win TKO |
Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight |
2012-06-01 | Bradley Pryce (33 - 10 - 0) |
Win UD |
Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight |
2012-04-28 | Tony Hill (8 - 2 - 0) |
Win TKO |
Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight (vacant) |
2011-12-14 | Tommy Tolan (4 - 7 - 0) |
Win TKO |
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2011-11-05 | Gary Boulden (5 - 2 - 2) |
Win PTS |
BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight |
2011-10-15 | Norbert Szekeres (9 - 7 - 3) |
Win TKO |
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2011-05-21 | Kevin Hammond (8 - 6 - 1) |
Win TKO |
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2011-04-02 | Turgay Uzun (35 - 15 - 2) |
Win RTD |
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2010-12-11 | Tony Randell (11 - 23 - 2) |
Win TKO |
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2010-05-15 | Andy Butlin (6 - 3 - 1) |
Win PTS |
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2009-12-05 | Lee Noble (11 - 12 - 0) |
Win PTS |
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2009-10-09 | Alex Spitko (6 - 15 - 0) |
Win PTS |
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2009-07-18 | Matt Scriven (13 - 52 - 0) |
Win TKO |
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2009-05-15 | Ronny Gabel (2 - 1 - 0) |
Win TKO |
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2009-02-28 | Attila Molnar (12 - 12 - 6) |
Win TKO |
Billy Joe Saunders remains undefeated as a professional boxer.
Alvarez and Saunders are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.Nevertheless, I think that Saul Alvarez will win by unanimous decision.