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Canelo looked washed out compared to Crawford, says Angel Garcia

Published

1 year ago

October 11, 2025

Image: Crawford's Tactical Triumph: Coach Davis Explains Why a Canelo Rematch is Unnecessary and Predicts a Stoppage

Trainer Angel Garcia says Canelo Alvarez looked like a “burned out” fighter after his September 13 loss to Terence Crawford.

Angel believes Canelo’s last three fights have taken something out of him. The combination of a long career, wars with Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin and his last few fights have greatly weakened Alvarez’s Mexican star.

Too many wars, too many miles

“Canelo looks like he’s burned out,” said Angel Garcia Fightrecalling Canelo Alvarez’s performance against Terence Crawford on September 13. “Canelo had three fights. Then he had GGG. He hit Canelo with some shit.”

Many fans share Angel’s sentiment about Canelo, who looks like a “burnt out” shell of the fighter he was in the past. But it didn’t take a performance against Crawford to confirm that. He has been showing that he is no longer his ancient self Canelo since his loss to Dmitry Bivol eight fights ago on May 7, 2022.

Crawford revealed the fall

Kudos to Crawford for taking the slide and campaigning for the Canelo fight. Turki Alalshikh brought him into the Alvarez fight and didn’t insist he jump through the hoop and fight either of the top super middleweight wolves, Christian Mbilli or Osleys Iglesias, which could ruin his legacy.

Muscle atrophy: Canelo’s physical decline

Physically, the 35-year-old Canelo looks like his frame has diminished in terms of muscle compared to how he looked during his three fights with GGG. Age begins to creep up at 35, and he’s had too many demanding miles under his belt fighting gigantic names in the sport.

Two fights left and gigantic problems ahead

He still has two fights left in his contract with Turki Alalashikh, but if he is not selected properly, he will probably lose both of them. At this point, Canelo would be defenseless against any of the top five contenders at 168, and some even below that.

If Turki insists that Canelo fight several talented super middleweight contenders, he will lose and likely be knocked out. Adding Canelo to Mbilli, Iglesias or Lester Martinez would spell trouble. These younger fighters immediately pounced on Alvarez, peppering him with powerful shots, forcing him to fight furiously in every round.

It would be engaging to watch as a viewer to see if Canelo can recapture some of his ancient magic, but it would most likely end badly for him if his trainer Eddy Reynoso threw in the towel.

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Last update: 10/10/2025

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley II: Start Time and Live Results

Published

2 hours ago

October 17, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

"Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley II: Start Time and Live Results"

Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET and ring walks expected around 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET. The rematch airs on DAZN PPV for £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.

Updated Oct 17, 2026, 2:57 pm EDT

FIGHT DAY! Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

Daniel Dubois

Fabio Wardley

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Card starts: 12:30pm EDT / 5:30pm BST
Expected ring walks: 6:00 pm EDT / 11:00 pm BST
Scheduled distance: 12 rounds

Super featherweight Nelson Birchall (13-0, 10 KOs) handed Levi Giles (17-4-1) his first stoppage defeat with a seventh-round TKO. The unbeaten prospect’s quick, accurate punching wore down Giles over the scheduled ten-round contest. Giles maintained his effort, but Birchall landed the cleaner shots and increasingly took control. A fifth-round knockdown began a punishing stretch for Giles.

Birchall sent him to the canvas again in the sixth. Giles went down for a third time in the seventh, bringing the fight to an end. Birchall finished with three knockdowns in as many rounds to secure his tenth stoppage victory.

Tony Curtis (15-1, 4 KOs) captured the vacant Commonwealth International super flyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Kerim Agius (4-2, 2 KOs).

Agius went down in the second and fourth rounds. Referee Sean McAvoy waved off the scheduled eight-round contest at 2:57 of round four.

Leighton Birchall (6-0, 3 KOs) earned a shutout points win over Alejandro Morales Chazaro (9-10-2, 5 KOs) in a featherweight bout. The six-round contest was scored 60-54 in Birchall’s favor.

Super bantamweight Manny Safari (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Jake Pollard (1-122, 1 KO) in the fifth round, marking his first professional appearance with a TKO victory.

Lightweight Fawas Aborode (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Rashid Omar (8-10, 1 KO) in the fourth round. Aborode dictated the action and finished the contest inside the distance, maintaining his perfect knockout record.

Aaron Noriega (3-0) scored a fourth-round TKO over Leonardo Baez in their super featherweight bout. Noriega celebrated the victory in the ring wearing a Mexican-flag cap.

Middleweight Issiah Hamilton-Allen (4-0) earned a shutout points victory over Jensen Irving (6-41-2, 1 KO). The four-round bout ended with a 40-36 score in Hamilton-Allen’s favor.

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
WBO heavyweight title
Expected ring walks: 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT

Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.
British and Commonwealth lightweight titles
Approximate start: 9:30 p.m. BST / 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT

Adam Olaniyan vs Garber
Approximate start: 9:10 p.m. BST / 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres
Heavyweight
Approximate start: 8:10 p.m. BST / 3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT

Weights:

Dubois 253.9 vs Wardley 248.3
O’Doherty 134.12 vs Gomez Jr 134.3
Olaniyan 250.15 vs Garber 223.15
Jalolov 255.12 vs Dacres 242.9

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

Published

2 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.

Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.

UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.

Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!

How to Watch Fundora vs Hadribeaj

Streaming: DAZN (subscription)

Location: The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV, USA

Fundora vs Hadribeaj full card lineup

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results

Published

4 hours ago

October 17, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

"Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results"

Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:34 am EDT

FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj

Sebastian Fundora

Ermal Hadribaj