Boxing has really made up for lost time at the end of 2020 and we finish the year with an absolute cracker as Britain's Callum Smith heads to Texas to test himself against the brilliant Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in the early hours of Sunday morning.

In normal circumstances we would be talking about the travelling army of UK fans and media from these shores that would be camped out in America and waxing lyrical about how good a fight this is, but the relatively low-key build-up hasn't dampened the enthusiasm for this intriguing contest which launches DAZN's streaming service in the UK.

Arguably the pound-for-pound number one and unquestionably the most powerful active fighter in the sport, Canelo gets to call all the shots when it comes to his opponents and it tells you everything you need to about him that he has chosen to face the lineal champion as his tour of the divisions stops at super middleweight this weekend.

Regarded as the UK's brightest prospect for some time, Smith delivered on that promise when stopping George Groves in the final of the World Boxing Super Series in Saudi Arabia just over two years ago and has been considered 'the man' at 168lb since.