The difference in height is stark. The weight is the same.
Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith both on Friday weighed in at the 168-pound super middleweight limit for their fight Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Alvarez told BoxingScene.com that he expected to weigh 174 or 175 when he steps into the ring. And he believes Smith will be seven or eight pounds heavier than that.
Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) is fighting above 160 pounds for only the fourth time in his career. Smith, who has a seven-inch height advantage, is a career-long 168-pounder.
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“I feel a little bit of an advantage because he drops weight in order to hit weight, and then he goes up,” Alvarez told BoxingScene.com. “I feel really well. I feel I have the capacity to fight with these types of fighters.”
A victory would give Alvarez major titles in a fourth division in his decorated career. He won what the WBA calls its “regular” title by stopping Rocky Fielding in 2018 but Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize that belt.
Smith (27-0, 19 KOs) will be making the third defense of his WBA title. The vacant WBC belt also will be on the line.
The winner reportedly has 90 days to face WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim or risk losing the title.
