Down but not out, the Overthrow Boxing Club is assisting the neediest in the community with grassroots food assistance at its doorstep.

But owner Power Malu is not throwing in the towel. Outside the Bleecker Street storefront is a so-called community fridge, stocked with plant based, organic, foods as well as canned goods. All free for the take.

As with other “fridges” that have popped up around the city during the pandemic, passersby take what they need and drop off what they don’t. Sort of like the take-a-penny-leave-penny tray at the local bodega.

The path that Alvarez is taking is like the legendary boxer and former multi-weight champion Floyd Mayweather. The undefeated champion split from his promoter Bob Arum and started his own promotional company called Mayweather promotions. Initially, he promoted only his fights. However, he now has a big roster under him. The legendary Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez returns to the ring tonight as he takes on Avni Yildirim in Miami. Canelo – the WBA and WBC world super-middleweight champion – continued his incredi. Feb 17, 2021 Down but not out, the Overthrow Boxing Club is assisting the neediest in the community with grassroots food assistance at its doorstep. But owner Power Malu is not throwing in the towel. Outside the Bleecker Street storefront is a so-called community fridge, stocked with plant based, organic, foods as well as canned goods. All free ….

He was undefeated in his first seven professional fights but few thought he had any chance at all against the legendary Ali, even though the champ was past his prime going into their Feb. In fact, he has one of the most legendary work ethics in boxing. The Filipino ring icon is known for his laser focus during camp and it has resulted in some of the most epic performances in the history of the sport. Pacquiao perfectly summed it up before one of his fights, and said that “If you work hard in training, the fight is easy.”.

Photo: Clayton Patterson

Meanwhile, Overthrow has largely been dormant thanks to Covid-related restrictions. The empty boxing club equals a large debt that must be overcome to keep moving forward. Pay the bill or shut down.

The struggle is real.

The legendary Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez returns to the ring tonight as he takes on Avni Yildirim in Miami.

Canelo – the WBA and WBC world super-middleweight champion – continued his incredible dominance in December when he saw off Britain’s Callum Smith.

Now he’s ready to face his next challenger – Turkey’s Yildirim, who lost to Anthony Dirrell in his last bout a year ago.

Canelo – a four-weight world champion – has showed no signs of weakness in recent years and will be confident of extending his professional record to an incredible 55 victories.

Canelo v Yildirim: How to follow

• This 12-round super-middleweight bout will take place TONIGHT on Saturday, February 27
• It is being held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida with a limited number of fans in attendance
• The ring walks are expected from 4am UK timeon Sunday but that will depend on the undercard results.
• You watch on DAZN in the UK with their coverage starting at midnight. The streaming service costs £1.99 per month – you can sign up HERE.
• The fight will be able to be streamed via the the DAZN app and can be viewed o smart TVs, game consoles, connected devices, mobile, tablets and computers
• You can watch it through Sky by going to their apps section

Canelo v Yildirim: Undercard

• MAIN EVENT: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez v Avni Yildirim – for WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super middleweight titles
• Zhilei Zhang v Jerry Forrest
• Diego Pacheco v Rodolfo Gomez Jr
• Alexis Espino v Ashton Sykes
• Aaron Aponte v Harry Gigliotti
• Keyshawn Davis v Lester Brown
• Marc Castro v Raul Corona

Callum Smith reported to have suffered gruesome ‘detached bicep’ injury during Canelo Alvarez beatdown

Canelo v Yildirim: What has been said?

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez: ”I feel very motivated to be in Miami and have this fight.

“And to put on a great show for the people there because I don’t just represent Mexico, I represent all Latinos.

“I like everything about Miami and I am very happy to be here, it is an honour to fight at Hard Rock Stadium. I feel very excited, very happy, it’s even more motivation for me.

“Let’s hope that normalcy will arrive soon, and the stadium can be filled, but with 15,000 I feel very good, and if there were 1,000 it would be the same, the support of the people is incredible, and I feel very grateful.”

Canelo – Yildirim

Nationality: Mexican – Turkish

Age: 30 – 29

Height: 5ft 8 – 5ft 11

Stance: Orthodox – Orthodox

Reach: 70in – 70in

Record: 54/1/2 – 21/2/0

KOs: 36 – 12

Legendary Boxing Fights Ufc

Rounds: 414 – 132

Most Legendary Boxing Fights

Debut: 29/10/2005 – 22/3/2014