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The end to the 2015 calendar year for the sport of boxing is officially heating up. The highly-anticipated clash between Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Puerto Rican slugger Miguel Cotto has been formally set for November 21 …
Canelo Alvarez is the exact type of fighter fans love to support. He can be a physical brawler who delivers knockouts, and he is not afraid to fight anyone. After his win Saturday over James Kirkland in Houston, Alvarez was asked by HBO’s Max …
Canelo Alvarez destroyed James Kirkland and won via third-round knockout Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston, showcasing some serious punching power in what was expected to be a close fight. Alvarez knocked Kirkland down in the first round …
A Showtime boxing executive says Oscar De La Hoya was “deceitful” in his negotiations with the network regarding boxer Canelo Alvarez, who instead signed a big deal with rival network HBO. Oscar’s Golden Boy Promotions on Tuesday …
Canelo Alvarez beat Erislandy Lara by split decision on Saturday night in Las Vegas and is in no hurry to schedule a rematch. After his win, Canelo ripped Lara for running instead of engaging during their fight. “I came to fight. You …
Erislandy Lara and Canelo Alvarez just formally agreed to fight each other, and Lara is wasting no time trying to get inside Canelo’s head. Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs), who is from Cuba, sent out this funny meme photo showing his plans to take Canelo …
Has Canelo Alvarez been studying tape of a young Mike Tyson? Because sheesh, the man just UNLOADED a vicious uppercut straight to the face of Alfred Angulo during the 10th round of their fight on Saturday night. Canelo was cruising in the fight and …
Canelo Alvarez is fighting on Saturday night for the first time since suffering his lone career defeat, a majority decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September. Though Alvarez probably does not regret taking the fight thanks to the $5 million …
Canelo Alvarez’s comments following his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. over the weekend further cement the notion that he was totally outclassed in the fight. Canelo (42-1-1, 30 KOs) recognized that he was unable to catch Mayweather (45-0, 26 …
Boxing judge CJ Ross is responsible for two of the most embarrassing, unjustifiable boxing scores of our time. Floyd Mayweather Jr. thoroughly dominated Canelo Alvarez on Saturday in Las Vegas and won by majority decision. Floyd won the fight easily, …
Canelo Alvarez, in case you didn’t know, has a HUGE fan base and is very popular with the ladies. The Mexican fighter is often linked to some of the most well-known women in the country. Many articles published lately have said that his …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had the smile of a man who knows he’s making $41 million this weekend. “Money” was just hamming it up for the cameras during Friday’s weigh-in prior to his fight with Canelo Alvarez. He wore the expression …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a masterful self-promoter, but he is not necessarily known as a huge trash talker. Sure, he’ll trash talk plenty if it’s called for, but he has been pretty respectful of opponents in the past. Why is that? Because …
Boxing organizations such as the WBC are absolutely meaningless. They are b.s. organizations with b.s. rules, b.s. champions and b.s. contenders. Oh, and they’re all on the payroll of promoters, too. But we have to give credit where it’s …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez are ramping up the promotion for their Sept. 14 fight in Las Vegas, and both hosted media workouts this week. The two fighters appear to be focused, training hard, and well prepared for their opponent. Canelo …
Floyd Mayweather Sr. says he has some inside sources at Canelo Alvarez’s camp leaking information to him. Floyd Sr. is back working with his son for the second fight in a row after the two previously had a falling out. Chris Robinson at Hustle …
