Pound-for-pound boxing superstar, Canelo Alvarez, makes his fastest turnaround in the past decade TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 27, 2021) when — just two months after unifying the WBA and WBC Super middleweight titles — he takes on mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main event below. The DAZN-streamed broadcast (watch it here) kicks off at 7 p.m. ET, with Alvarez and Yildirim likely to make the walk closer to 10 p.m. ET.

After a lengthy reign atop the Middleweight division and a couple of forays into the higher weight classes, Alvarez officially moved to 168 pounds full-time in Dec. 2020 with a one-sided decision over unbeaten Callum Smith. The 30-year-old Mexican superstar has his sights set on undisputed status, and to that end already has a clash with WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders tentatively scheduled for May 8, 2021.

First, though, he’ll have to deal with Yildirim. The Turkish bruiser hasn’t fought since Feb. 2019, losing to Anthony Dirrell by technical decision in a bid for the vacant WBC title. That kicked off a long, bizarre sequence of events that ultimately culminated with him retaining mandatory status. The co-feature sees former light flyweight world title challenger Abraham Rodriguez step up at the last minute to face McWilliams Arroyo for the interim WBC Flyweight title, while Heavyweight Olympic medalist Zhang Zhilei meets Jerry Forrest one fight prior.

Canelo Vs. Yildirim Quick Results:

Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim
McWilliams Arroyo def. Abraham Rodriguez via technical knockout in round five
Zhang Zhilei vs. Jerry Forrest ends in majority draw
Diego Pacheco def. Rodolfo Gomez Jr. via unanimous decision
Marc Castro def. John Moraga via technical knockout in round two

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