The WBC evidently is pushing for a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim for its vacant super middleweight title.
The sanctioning body has scheduled an Alvarez-Yildirim purse bid for Sept. 21. Negotiations are open until then. Any promoter – including Golden Boy Promotions, which handles Alvarez – could take part in the bidding if it comes to that.
It’s not clear how Alvarez could take part in the fight given his relationship with the streaming service DAZN, with which he has a contract.
Alvarez yesterday field a federal suit against Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy and DAZN for breach of contract. The fighter is seeking at least $280 million in damages and wants his freedom from the promotional firm and streaming service.
The WBC 168-pound title became vacant when David Benavidez failed to make weight for his defense against Roamer Alexis Angulo on Aug. 15.
Alvarez hasn’t fought since he stopped Sergey Kovalev in 11 rounds to win a light heavyweight title in November.
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