Mission Impossible: Avni Yildirim fights Canelo Alvarez 0 3 25 Feb 2021 13:15 MaxBoxing.com Avni Yildirim has been the WBC mandatory contender for two years. He stepped aside last fall and allowed Alvarez to fight Callum Smith. Yildirim knew he’d get the winner. Alvarez acquiesced. No way he wanted to lose his title after just winning it.