British boxer Billy Joe Saunders on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from his super middleweight title unification clash with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez after blasting the size of the ring set up at the fight venue in Texas.
Saunders is set to face off against Mexican star Alvarez at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Saturday in front of 60,000 fans — the biggest crowd at a US sporting event since the pandemic began.
However, Saunders slammed the dimensions of the ring that has been set up at the venue, claiming each side measures only 16-18 feet, substantially smaller than the 24-foot ring he had been expecting.
“The problem is I come over here and they try to …
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