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OUT of nowhere, the WBC seemed to announce that Canelo Alvarez was going to fight Avni Yildirim for their vacant super-middleweight title. It was then reported that they had simply ordered the fight, before it was eventually revealed that Canelo actually requested to fight Yildirim for the title.
According to WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, as Canelo is ‘Franchise’ champion at middleweight, he is apparently allowed to choose who he fights for the super-middleweight belt; rankings be damned. He was speaking to The Athletic when he announced this nonsensical ruling.