Avni Yildirim Has The Power To KO Canelo Says Trainer Joel Diaz

Yildirim trainer Joel Diaz believes his fighter has the punching power to hurt and knockout Mexican superstar Canelo and that’s the game plan for the scheduled February 27^th bout.

Diaz hypes up the fight by making reference to how popular both fighters are in their native countries of Mexico and Turkey and believes the fight will be a test for both fighters, and not a simply one sided victory as many pundits and boxing fans believe.

‘He’s (Yildirim) a people’s champion in Turkey. He has a fan base that is huge. I didn’t know how big a fan base he has in Turkey everyone knows him. He’s the only fighter from Turkey. He’s really loved in Turkey and he says ‘I do this for my people’ Joel Diaz told Fino Boxing

‘It could be Avni (to best Canelo), it could be anybody. Everybody has a chance, as long as you put the work in and you walk in that ring telling yourself that you’re going to win and come out victorious’

‘That’s why we’re working on with Avni, making him think and putting that in his mind – ‘you have power, and you’re durable, you’re aggressive, you have heart/ He wants to be the only Turkish fighter in history to be a world champion’

‘If he applies pressure on Canelo, with a good defense, I believe with one exchange with both fighters because they’re both strong, either or both can go down. In one short exchange from both ends, either can get knocked down’

‘One punch can change a fight’ Diaz said