Boxing news: Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders could be postponed before even being announced due to coronavirus pandemic
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders might be postponed before it has even been announced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brit’s dream fight against Mexico’s pound-for-pound king is in serious doubt, despite the two camps finally agreeing terms last week.
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At the end of a period of protracted negotiations, a deal was done and the promoters were merely ironing out final issues in the contract.
An announcement was expected this week for the bout on May 2 – which is now just seven weeks away.
However, it has today been reported by that there is a very serious chance the bout could be pushed back.
No final decision has been made yet, but the longer things continue without an announcement, the more likely a postponement appears.
"We're taking it one day at a time,” Golden Boy promotions’ Eric Gomez told .
“We're talking to the commission in Nevada, we're talking to the MGM [Arena], state officials."
In the UK, there have been 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with ten deaths announced.
But health officials fear there could actually be up to 10,000 infected people.
In America, latest numbers suggest 1,660 confirmed cases with 41 deaths.