By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) will be fighting his third consecutive fight at middleweight this Saturday night, on May 9th, against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
While Canelo says he can still make the 154 pound division to continue to fight in the junior middleweight division, it’s hard to ignore that he’s had his last two fights against middleweight and will be facing Kirkland, 31, at middleweight as well. Granted, the three fights are at catch-weights of 155 pounds, but that is technically middleweight, not junior middleweight.