Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 Ko’s), will defend his World Boxing Council middle title against Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (35-2, 29 ko’s), this Saturday May 4th, during the celebrations of “Cinco de Mayo”, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with transmission through the DAZN platform.

“Canelo”, has captured several world titles and has faced skilled fighters including: Austin “No Doubt” Trout, Sugar Shane Mosley, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara and Liam “Beefy” Smith, Gennady “GGG” Goloovkin and Floyd Mayweather.

Jacobs, of Brooklyn, New York, is 31 years old, and despite having been out of the sport for 19 months due to a battle against cancer that he managed to bravely overcome it. He has faced complicated opponents like Jarrod Fletcher , Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Gennady Golovkin, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, among others.

The WBC recognizes the professionalism of both fighters and their respective teams, as they have complied with all the medical requirements, examinations and safety protocols that the body requires.

One of the main priorities of the World Boxing Council is the total implementation of the new Weight Management Program, which aims to protect the health of boxers.

At 30 days, the boxers must not weigh more than 10% of the limit of their division. At the 14 days mark, they must not exceed more than 5% and for the 7 days pre weigh in days no more than 3%.

* The fighters must be weighed in the dressing room of the arena where the fight will take place. Although it is an unofficial weighing, it must be done to monitor that the established percentage is not exceeded, this with the intention of maintaining of the integrity of the boxers.

We greatly appreciate the dedicated work of William Boodhoo, who is responsible for promptly following all of the requirements.