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Canelo Alvarez: Why Boxing’s Biggest Star is Finally Returning Home

Canelo Alvarez: Why Boxing’s Biggest Star is Finally Returning Home

Update: 2023-05-04
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Canelo Alvarez’s fight against John Ryder this weekend might be the biggest fight of his career, but it could be the most meaningful. For the first time in 12 years, the face of boxing gets to fight in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico in front of all of his family and friends. The fight is set to take place at Akron Stadium in Jalisco, and up to 50,000 people are expected to fill the seats to watch their hometown hero defend his undisputed super middleweight title. So today, Mike Coppinger joins the show to tell us about his experience traveling to Guadalajara with Canelo, and why it is so special for him to fight in his hometown once again.

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Canelo Alvarez: Why Boxing’s Biggest Star is Finally Returning Home

Canelo Alvarez: Why Boxing’s Biggest Star is Finally Returning Home

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