Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders both successfully made weight for tonight's huge super-middleweight unification at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight will be broadcast live on DAZN, as  WBC and WBA champion Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KOs) looks to add the WBO belt currently held by Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) to his multi-division collection. The weigh-in took place on Friday, with Saunders coming in at a ready 167.8 pounds; Canelo was almost identical at 167.4. For the WBO junior flyweight championship bout, champion Elwin Soto made 108 pounds safely at 107.8, with challenger Katsunari Takayama coming in at 107.6.

 

Elsewhere on the card, Great Britain's Kieron Conway (16-1-1, 3 KOs) weighed for a junior middleweight bout against Senegal-born Souleymane Cissokho (14-0 including the World Series of Boxing). Conway weighed in at bang on 154, while Cissohko was slightly lighter at 153.6.

 

Saunders said: “I have the belief, the spirit and the winning mentality. I don’t come here to lie down, I come here to win. Canelo hasn’t fought someone with as much determination as me. I’ll take all of these titles and take them by storm. I’m 30-0 and unbeaten. He has to do something differently to beat me. The key to this fight is I’ve got to be on my A-game and bring my best to the table, as long as I bring my brain, I’ve got it. The fans will push me to win. They’ll be cheering for Canelo, but on the way out they’ll cheer for me.”

 

Conway said: “I’m here to win. I will put on a good show and I’m here to really bring the heat. I don’t want easy fights like the rest of the division, I want fights that get people interested and I will show what I’m about. I’m fit, ready and stronger than ever. Everything is in place and it’s going to really show what I’m all about. I’m really excited, there are good fans and we’re fighting in a good arena, so let’s go.”