SCHEDULE: CANELO ALVAREZ TAKES ON JOHN RYDER; JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ DEFENDS; JOSHUA BUATSI RETURNS

By: Jay Calderon‍

On Saturday, May 6, at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and live on DAZN pay-per-view, world Super Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will battle mandatory challenger John Ryder.

Alvarez, 58-2-2 with 39KOs, last competed back in September of last year, earning a decision over bitter rival Gennadiy Golovkin. Canelo has gone 9-1 in his last 10 outings, stopping five in that line up.

Ryder is 32-5 with 18KOs, having last competed back in November, earning an injury stoppage over Zach Parker to earn the Alvarez shot. Ryder has gone 8-2 with 6 stoppages in his ten most recent encounters.

In the co-featured bout of the evening, Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his WBC Flyweight Title against little-know Ronal Batista.

Martinez, looking to make the fifth successful defense of his crown, has compiled a record of 19-2 with 14KOs. Most recently, Martinez earned a majority decision over Samuel Carmona back in December of last year.

Batista, 15-2 with 9 stoppages, is riding a three fitht win streak. In his most recent outing, Batista stopped Jose Cordero in four rounds of action.

OTHER FIGHTS:

Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela vs. Steve Spark (Jr. Welterweight)

Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Ricards Bolotniks (Light-Heavyweight)

Also on Saturday, at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England, and live on Sky Sports, Light-Heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi will take on massive underdog Pawel Stepien.

Back in May, Buatsi most recently performed, earning a 12 round unanimous decision over Craig Richards in a closer-than-expected encounter. With the win, Buatsi improved to 16-0 with 13KOs.

Stepien, 18-0-1 with 12 stoppages, last competed in August of last year, earning the nod over Iago Kiziria after eight frames.

OTHER FIGHTS:

Sean McComb vs. Kaisee Benjamin (Jr. Welterweight)

Lauren Price vs. Kirstie Bavington (Vacant British Welterweight Title)

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