CANELO ALVAREZ continues to showcase his devastating punching power ahead of his return to the ring.
The pride of Mexico is preparing for his defence of the WBA (Super), WBC and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim, who he’ll face a fortnight on Saturday.
But the intensity of the four-weight world champion’s training sessions isn’t tapering down by any stretch of the imagination.
On Tuesday night, Canelo uploaded a short clip to Instagram of him melting pads with his coach Eddy Reynoso.
The 30-year-old’s brutal hooks and overhand rights sounded like gunshots and led many boxing fans to write off Yildirim’s chances of causing a shock upset.
One viewer of the video said: “He’s gonna absolutely steamroll him.”
Another said: “Never out the gym, always in shape. Mostly fights the best around his weight.
“It’s no fluke Canelo is the P4P best and getting better.”
And another said: “This fight is like a more intense spar as part of his BJS camp lmao he’s not in camp for Yildirim he’s in camp for [Billy Joe] Saunders.”
But Yildirim’s manager, Ahmet Oner, is confident The Turkish Wolf can shock the world later this month, saying: “Avni is strong and big.
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“Believe in him. I don’t know why people think so little about Avni.
“Maybe because of Chris Eubank’s fight, but Avni’s improved.
“Canelo is undoubtedly very strong, but he is not a God, he is a human being and as a human being he has his weak and strong parts.”
Fan favourite Canelo was last in action last December against Liverpool’s Callum Smith, who he defeated via unanimous decision to solidify his claim to be a four-weight world champion
And Matchroom Boxing chief Eddie Hearn, who signed a two-fight promotional deal with the Mexican, is delighted with his quick turnaround.
He said: “It’s great to see Canelo so active, especially in the world we live in at the moment, I think it’s a real statement from him,” said Hearn.
“He’s mixing it up by fighting in Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium, to be promoting Canelo at the home of the Miami Dolphins is pretty special.
“We’re going to have around 15,000 in there.
“Avni is the mandatory challenger and it’s a great opportunity for him and a big opportunity for Canelo to stay active hopefully before a big Billy Joe Saunders fight and on a huge night on February 27.”
