After 4180 days, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez finally returns home to defend his undisputed super middleweight title against John Ryder on May 6 live on DAZN and DAZN PPV.
The fight will take place in Alvarez's home city of Guadalajara, Mexico, at the Estadio Akron.
For Mexican boxing fans, this is a huge occasion as one of the world's best pound-for-pound fighters looks to put on a show in front of a sold out crowd.
But how many times has Alvarez fought in Mexico, find out below.
How many times has Canelo Alvarez fought in Mexico?
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's first fight in Mexico was his professional debut against Abraham Gonzalez on October 29, 2005.
After knocking out Gonzalez in the fourth round of their clash, Alvarez has gone onto fight in Mexico a further 33 times and has not lost any of those contests.
When was Canelo Alvarez's last fight in Mexico?
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's last fight in Mexico was on November 26, 2011.
The Mexican was making the third defence of his WBC world light middleweight title against Kermit Cintron in Mexico City and it was fight which Alvarez dominated.
After knocking down Cintron in round four, Alvarez increased the pressure and unloaded a series of stinging shots on Cintron which forced the referee to stop the fight midway through the fifth round.
Canelo vs. Ryder fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, May 6
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. BST (Sunday)
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. BST (Sunday)
The main card is set to get underway at 5 p.m. local time in Guadalajara, which is 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. BST / 1 a.m. CET, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. BST / 4 a.m. CET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
Can I watch Canelo vs. Ryder on DAZN?
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe on and DAZN PPV in the U.S. and Canada. You can sign up for a subscription here.
However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.
What devices are supported on DAZN?
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:
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Where is the Canelo vs. Ryder fight?
The fight will take place at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico, which is the home of Liga MX side Club Deportivo Guadalajara (a.k.a. Chivas).
Canelo Alvarez record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Date of birth: 18 July 1990
- Height: 5' 8.5"
- Reach: 70.5"
- Total fights: 62
- Record: 58-2-2 (39 KOs)
John Ryder record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: 19 July 1988
- Height: 5' 9"
- Reach: 72"
- Total fights: 37
- Record: 32-5-0 (18 KOs)
Canelo vs. Ryder fight card
- Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. John Ryder; For Canelo's WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and WBO super middleweight titles
- Julio Cesar Martinez vs. Ronal Batista; For Martinez's WBC flyweight title
- Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela vs. Steve Spark; For the WBA Inter-Continental super lightweight title
- Nathan Devon Rodriguez vs. Alexander Mejia; Featherweight
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Ricards Bolotniks; Super middleweight
- Bek Nurmaganbet vs. Argenis Espana; Super middlewight
- Lawrence King vs. Elio German Rafael; Super welterweight
- Johansen Alvarez Suarez vs. Johan Rodriguez Arreguin; Super featherweight
- Abilkhan Amankul vs. Jesus Moroyoqui Palomares; Middleweight
- Carlos Emiliano Rojo vs. Fabian Trejo Rivera; Super welterweight
- Jesus Larios vs. Alejandro Curiel; Featherweight