Canelo-Saunders will have attendance record in Texas

The expectation of the Canelo-Saunders fight on Saturday 8 May over goes to any combat fought in recent times, especially at this time of the coronavirus pandemic, in which most sporting events have been played behind closed doors; However, the fight between the Mexican and the British boxer has surprised the organizers by surpassing the initially estimated sales.

The capacity, planned for 60 thousand people, fell short of the interest of boxing fans, so the organizers had to enable 10 a thousand more entries on sale for the fight to be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

In the fight the Super middleweight titles of the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association, belonging to Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and that of the World Boxing Organization, which is held by Billy Joe Saunders. That is why the lawsuit raises the expectations of the fans.

“We have already sold 60 thousand entries. They go at a feverish pace. It will be the biggest fight we’ve ever had, ”Cowboys owner Jerry Jhones explained a few days ago.

Record attendance rate in Texas

According to statistics prior to date, the match with the highest number of fans in the state Texas starred Julio Cesar Chavez in his fight against Pernell Whitaker. Then the Alamodome received 59 thousand 995 souls.