Autumn/Fall 2023
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Super Middleweight
59-2-2
34-3-2

Belts on The Line

The Ring Super Middleweight
WBO World Super Middleweight
IBF World Super Middleweight
WBC World Super Middleweight
WBA Super World Super Middleweight

The tape

32
Age
38
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
70.5" / 179 cm
Reach
74.4" / 189 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 12UD 12UD 12KO 11TKO 8
Form
KO 9TKO 4SD 12KO 9TD 10
59
Wins
34
39
By KO
25
66
KO%
74
2
Losses
3
0
Stopped
2
2
Draws
2
2005
Debut
2005
472
Pro rounds
184

Current rankings @ Super Middleweight

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The Ring
7
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WBA
-
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WBC
14
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WBO
-
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IBF
-

Canelo Alvarez vs Anthony Dirrell preview

When is Canelo vs Dirrell?

Canelo Alvarez could fight Anthony Dirrell in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Canelo vs Dirrell stats

Canelo Alvarez would step into the ring with a record of 59 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anthony Dirrell would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 25 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Dirrell would have a slight advantage in power over Canelo, with a 74% knock out percentage over Canelo's 66%.

Canelo Alvarez is the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Dirrell has a height advantage of 5 inches over Canelo. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez & Anthony Dirrell fight out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 9 months later than Dirrell, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 288 more professional rounds, 472 to Dirrell's 184.

Anthony Dirrell is currently ranked number 14 by the WBC and 7 by the RING in the 168lb division.

Canelo vs Dirrell form

Canelo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against John Ryder on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had won against Gennady Golovkin on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Caleb Plant on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had defeated Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Dirrell has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Caleb Plant on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mark Anthony Hernandez on 6th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Kyrone Davis on 27th February 2021 by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Before that, he had lost to David Benavidez on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had defeated Avni Yildirim on 23rd February 2019 by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Canelo Alvarez has been fighting more than Anthony Dirrell.

Canelo Alvarez last fought 22 days ago, while Anthony Dirrell's last outing was 7 months and 13 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Dirrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Canelo vs Dirrell?

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