Saúl Álvarez remains one of the most exciting boxers in the world and this weekend he has the opportunity to get a new belt when the Russian Sergey Kovalev is measured at the MGM Grand Arena for the WBO light heavyweight title.
The 29-year-old Tapatio rose from the division to challenge the European who surpasses him for seven years and who also has the advantage in stature and reach, but despite this the Mexican has the punters on his side to get a belt in four different divisions, matching what was done at the time by Juan Manuel Márquez, Erik Morales and Jorge Arce, who are the only Aztec boxers with the most titles in different divisions.
In addition, the ‘Canelo’ also seeks to join a list of champions in winning a world title in their first fight after climbing two divisions as it happened at the time with Adrien Broner in 2013 to beat Paul Malignaggi since now the Jalisco has climbed since the average weight until the light heavy.
In turn, Kovalev has extensive experience in this type of contests since they have been 10 times those that have exposed the light heavyweight title, which he recently recovered when he beat Eleider Álvarez in February.
‘Canelo’ will have a tough challenge in front, in which even some experts believe that the Russian can take his record to 35-3-1 and reach 30 knockouts to give the Mexican the second defeat of his career and the first since he fell with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather.
A victory of the one managed by ‘Chepo’ Reynoso pays -400, which speaks of which side the majority of the bets are falling, although already the triumph by knockout is in +175 and by decision grants +100.
The second option seems the most viable for ‘Canelo’ continues to cement his legacy as one of the best in the world even though he does not end up winning part of the fans as others did at the time.