Mexican moves up to 168lbs to face Liverpool longshot in NYCFielding: ‘To fight at Madison Square Garden is unbelievable’Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 10.15pm GMT Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s his lookahead to tonight’s main event.On paper it is an opportunity for Álvarez, the sport’s biggest star, to move up to super middleweight and earn a title in a third weight class while fighting for the first time in the media capital of the world. In reality it is a showcase with Fielding as the presumptive soft touch, handpicked to make DAZN’s newly minted poster boy look good, lending the entire affair the feel of a promotional appearance and brand-building exercise more than a legitimate world title contest.That is more a testament to the Mexican’s rare vintage than a slight to Fielding, the amiable scouser who has rebuilt admirably with six wins in a row from the wreckage of a first-round knockout loss to Callum Smith (the WBA’s true champion at 168lbs). Fielding earned his seat at Saturday’s table with a fifth-round upset of Germany’s Tyron Zeuge on five weeks’ notice for the organization’s so-called regular title in July. Related: Canelo Álvarez awaits in Rocky Fielding’s unlikely shot at glory Continue reading…
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