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Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev Purses: Alvarez Banking Big

Tonight is a huge night for combat sports. Aside from the massive UFC 244 card, a tremendous WBO light heavyweight title fight will take place between Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev after the UFC card ends. Alvarez will be jumping up another division to challenge for yet another title. The Mexican boxing megastar has only […]

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Tonight is a huge night for combat sports. Aside from the massive UFC 244 card, a tremendous WBO light heavyweight title fight will take place between Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev after the UFC card ends.

Alvarez will be jumping up another division to challenge for yet another title. The Mexican boxing megastar has only lost once in his career, that being to Floyd Mayweather early in his run as a professional, but will take on a very game opponent in Kovalev (34-3-1). The action goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kovalev is on a two-fight win streak since suffering a seventh-round TKO loss to Eleider Álvarez, a loss he has since avenged. Handing Alvarez the first loss of his career since 2013, at 36-years-old, would be a massive feat for the longtime light heavyweight champion. ESPN has released the full salaries for those involved in the Alvarez vs. Kovalev card.

Check out the full salaries here:

  • Canelo Alvarez $35 million
    Sergey Kovalev $3 million (guaranteed several million more)
  • Ryan Garcia $250,000
    Romero Duno $50,000
  • Bakhram Murtazaliev $55,000
    Jorge Fortea $20,000
  • Seniesa Estrada $50,000
    Marlen Esparza $50,000
  • Blair Cobbs $20,000
    Carlos Ortiz $5,000
  • Meiirim Nursultanov $12,500
    Cristian Olivas $12,000
  • Evan Holyfield – Unknown
    Nick Winstead – Unknown

What do you think about the purses for Alvarez vs. Kovalev? Who are you picking in tonight’s main event?

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DAZN Announces Canelo vs. Kovalev Will Start After UFC 244 Ends

DAZN has decided not to go head-to-head with UFC 244 tomorrow night, which will be headlined by Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz for the Baddest Mother F*cker Championship. Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev is scheduled for tomorrow night as well, where the Mexican boxing star jumps up to light heavyweight to take on Kovalev for […]

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DAZN has decided not to go head-to-head with UFC 244 tomorrow night, which will be headlined by Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz for the Baddest Mother F*cker Championship.

Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev is scheduled for tomorrow night as well, where the Mexican boxing star jumps up to light heavyweight to take on Kovalev for the WBO title. Many combat sports fans were worried they wouldn’t be able to watch both. However, DAZN has announced that Canelo vs. Kovalev won’t start until after the Masvidal vs. Diaz main event ends.

DAZN EVP of North America Joe Markowski released the following statement to MMA Fighting.

“We saw Dana’s comments about staggering the start times, and we completely agreed. It’s a huge night for combat sports fans, and they should be able to see both main events live. It was an easy decision.”

With this, Alvarez vs. Kovalev should have a start time of around 1:00 a.m. ET tomorrow night. The action goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be a great way to end an already stacked night of combat sports.

What do you think about DAZN deciding not to start Alvarez vs. Kovalev until after UFC 244?

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Tyron Woodley Doubles Down On Canelo Alvarez Callout

Tyron Woodley isn’t giving up on his campaign for a boxing match with multi-weight champion Canelo Alvarez. Recently, the former 170-pound UFC champion called out Alvarez during his TMZ show. Now, Woodley has taken to Twitter to call out the Mexican star directly, claiming he’ll put him down if he connects, and plans on shocking […]

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Tyron Woodley isn’t giving up on his campaign for a boxing match with multi-weight champion Canelo Alvarez. Recently, the former 170-pound UFC champion called out Alvarez during his TMZ show.

Now, Woodley has taken to Twitter to call out the Mexican star directly, claiming he’ll put him down if he connects, and plans on shocking the world.

When discussing his boxing aspirations with TMZ, Woodley explained he doesn’t want to box just anybody, he wants to go right after the number one name in the sport.

“I still can box right now,” Woodley said. “I want Canelo. I don’t want to go in there and fight ‘Boo Boo the Fool’ because if he land a couple shots off on you then everybody going to be like, ‘Oh, Tyron got touched up by this dude, and he ain’t even a .500 fighter.’ If you go in there and risk it all and let it hang, I want the No. 1 guy.”

Although Woodley is a mixed martial artist, he started off training in boxing before venturing into the world of MMA when he was 23-years-old.

“All I wanted to do was box when I came up,” Woodley said. “I just started MMA at 23, so I felt I was a little old to start boxing at that age. But since I was a kid, that was the only sport I’ve ever wanted to do. So most of my training is boxing training.”

As for how a fight with Canelo would go down, Woodley noted he’s not looking to go the distance with Alvarez. He wants to connect with a big shot and showcase the one-punch knockout power that has been the downfall of so many others he has faced inside the cage.

“No. 1, I’m not going to sit there and try to win 12 rounds, let’s be real,” Woodley said. “His defense is crazy. He’ll slip an uppercut and make you look real stupid,so I’m throwing all unorthodox. I’m trying to knock him out.

“If I land, he going down, let’s not even play. It don’t matter how many boxing and fights you got and how many MMA stuff, If I hit Canelo with everything, throw some (expletive) on the punch, it’s a wrap.

What do you think about Woodley wanting to box Alvarez?

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Tyron Woodley Wants To Box Canelo Alvarez: If I Land, He’s Going Down

Tyron Woodley wants to try his hand inside the boxing ring. But he doesn’t want to fight a can, he wants to go right after the best. The former UFC welterweight king recently told TMZ he’d like to step into the ring against multi-weight world champion Canelo Alvarez, who some argue is the best at […]

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Tyron Woodley wants to try his hand inside the boxing ring. But he doesn’t want to fight a can, he wants to go right after the best. The former UFC welterweight king recently told TMZ he’d like to step into the ring against multi-weight world champion Canelo Alvarez, who some argue is the best at his craft on the planet at the moment. (H/T MMA Junkie)

“I still can box right now,” Woodley said. “I want Canelo. I don’t want to go in there and fight ‘Boo Boo the Fool’ because if he land a couple shots off on you then everybody going to be like, ‘Oh, Tyron got touched up by this dude, and he ain’t even a .500 fighter.’ If you go in there and risk it all and let it hang, I want the No. 1 guy.”

Growing up, Woodley stated he always wanted to box before venturing into the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) when he was 23-years-old. The former champ also noted that most of his training is in boxing.

“All I wanted to do was box when I came up,” Woodley said. “I just started MMA at 23, so I felt I was a little old to start boxing at that age. But since I was a kid, that was the only sport I’ve ever wanted to do. So most of my training is boxing training.”

In regards to a potential fight with Alvarez, Woodley understands he wouldn’t be able to outpoint, arguably, the best active boxer in the sport today. However, he is confident that he has the one-punch knockout power to put the Mexican legend away for good if he can manage to connect.

“No. 1, I’m not going to sit there and try to win 12 rounds, let’s be real,” Woodley said. “His defense is crazy. He’ll slip an uppercut and make you look real stupid,so I’m throwing all unorthodox. I’m trying to knock him out.

“If I land, he going down, let’s not even play. It don’t matter how many boxing and fights you got and how many MMA stuff, If I hit Canelo with everything, throw some (expletive) on the punch, it’s a wrap.”

What do you think about Woodley’s aspiration to box Alvarez? How do you think he’d fare?

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Tyron Woodley Believes He Can Knock Out Canelo Alvarez In Boxing Fight

Tyron Woodley believes he would do quite well in boxing. In fact, the former UFC welterweight champion is interested in boxing Canelo Alvarez, and he believes he’s got a shot at giving the renowned champion fits. “I still can box right now,” Wood…

Tyron Woodley believes he would do quite well in boxing. In fact, the former UFC welterweight champion is interested in boxing Canelo Alvarez, and he believes he’s got a shot at giving the renowned champion fits. “I still can box right now,” Woodley said to TMZ (h/t MMA Junkie). “I want Canelo. I don’t want […]

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Dana White Isn’t Concerned About Canelo Fight Going Head-To-Head With UFC 244

UFC president Dana White doesn’t appear to be worried about Canelo Alvarez’s next bout being on the same night as UFC 244. On Nov. 2, UFC 244 will take place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. In the main event, Nate Diaz and Jo…

UFC president Dana White doesn’t appear to be worried about Canelo Alvarez’s next bout being on the same night as UFC 244. On Nov. 2, UFC 244 will take place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. In the main event, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will do battle for the one-time-only BMF championship. […]

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