Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith went face to face in Texas for their upcoming high stakes showdown, for the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

The contest takes place this coming Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, live on DAZN in 200+ countries and on TV Azteca in Mexico. 

canelo-smith_2020_12_17_220544

Canelo (53-1-2 36 KOs) fights at the venue for the second time in his storied career having beaten Austin Trout there in April 2013, and it’s the fourth time the Mexican pound-for-pound king has boxed in Texas having beaten Trout, James Kirkland and Smith’s older brother Liam in the Lone Star state.

canelo-smith (2)_2020_12_17_220612

Smith (27-0 19 KOs) will be gunning for revenge for ‘Beefy’s’ defeat in September 2016, and the Liverpool star will look to rubber-stamp his position as the number one 168lber in the world and crash into the pound-for-pound rankings himself with victory on the biggest night of his eight-year pro career.

canelo-smith_2020_12_17_220612

canelo-alvarez (6)_2020_12_17_220611

canelo-alvarez_2020_12_17_220611

canelo-hearn (2)

canelo-hearn_2020_12_17_220611

callum-smith (5)_2020_12_17_220609

callum-smith (3)_2020_12_17_220608

callum-smith (1)_2020_12_17_220608

canelo-alvarez (5)_2020_12_17_220610

canelo-alvarez (1)_2020_12_17_220609