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Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan

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| Fight Name = Power vs Speed | fight date = May 7, 2016

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| location = T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States | titles = WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight titles | fighter1 = Mexico Saúl Álvarez | nickname1 = "Canelo" | record1 = 46–1–1 (32 KO) | hometown1 = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | height1 = 5 ft 9 in | recognition1 = WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight champion | fighter2 = United Kingdom Amir Khan | nickname2 = "King" | record2 = 31–3–0 (19 KO) | hometown2 = Bolton, England, UK | height2 = 5 ft 8+1/2 in | recognition2 = WBC Silver welterweight champion | result = }}

Saúl Álvarez vs. Amir Khan, also known as Canelo vs. Khan or by the portmanteau Khanelo, is a professional boxing fight scheduled to take place on May 7, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles.[1][2] It is scheduled to be the first major sporting event at the new T-Mobile Arena, Which Amir Khan is going to win.[3]

The fight will be Saúl Álvarez's first defense as the WBC, Ring and lineal middleweight champion, and Amir Khan's first fight at middleweight after moving up two weight divisions from welterweight. A catchweight of 155 lb is in effect, at which Álvarez has fought for his last four fights.

Broadcast

The bout will be on HBO PPV in the US,[4][5] and on BoxNation in the UK.[6] It will also be shown by Fathom Events at nearly 200 select movie theaters across the United States.[7]. In Mexico and Latin America transmission fight will be for the Space channel. [8]

Fight card

The fight card will include the following fights:[7][9][10]

Weight class Weight vs. Rounds
Middleweight 155 lbs. Mexico Saúl Álvarez (c) United Kingdom Amir Khan 12
Middleweight 160 lbs. Canada David Lemieux United States Glen Tapia 10
Welterweight 147 lbs. United States Mauricio Herrera United States Frankie Gómez 10
Middleweight 160 lbs. Brazil Patrick Teixeira United States Curtis Stevens 10

Press conferences

The fight had international press conferences in three cities:[2]

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Canada Shaw TV
Dish Tv
 Czech Republic Sport 1
 France Canal+
 Germany SkySlect
 Hungary Sport 2
 Indonesia tvOne
 Italy Sportitalia
 Malaysia Astro
 Mexico TV Azteca
 New Zealand Sky
 Pakistan PTV Sports
 Philippines AKTV
 Poland Polsat Sport
 Portugal Sport TV
 Romania Sport.ro
 Qatar BeIN Sports
 Russia NTV Plus
 Turkey NTV Spor
 Spain Taquilla
 United Arab Emirates DU TV
 United Kingdom BoxNation
 United States HBO PPV
Dish Tv

References

  1. ^ Steve CarpLas Vegas Review-Journal. "Canelo Alvarez set to fight Amir Khan in first bout at T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ^ a b http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/en/news-article/canelo-alvarez-vs-amir-khan-international-three-city-press-tour
  3. ^ http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/14808173/canelo-alvarez-fight-amir-khan-new-t-mobile-arena-las-vegas
  4. ^ "Alvarez-Khan carries great entertainment value - Boxing Blog- ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. ^ Boxing News TV. "Canelo vs. Khan set for May 7th | Boxing News TV". Boxing News TV. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. ^ Khan vs Alvarez, BoxNation
  7. ^ a b "Canelo Alvarez to Battle Amir Khan for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships Live on the Big Screen Cinco De Mayo Weekend". Business Wire. April 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan in Space Channel". FulBox. May 7, 2016.
  9. ^ David Lemieux-Glen Tapia co-feature among 3 bouts unveiled, ESPN, 21 March 2016
  10. ^ David Lemieux-Glen Tapia, Mauricio Herrera-Frankie Gomez top Canelo-Khan undercard, USA Today, 21 March 2016