Feb

Omar Figueroa ‘looking for the knockout’ versus Ricardo Alvarez

Lightweight titleholder Omar Figueroa on his March 8 bout: “If the knockout doesn’t come, and if I happen to hurt my hands again, then I’m mentally strong and I can adjust, and I know that I can go 12 rounds and win this fight.”

Feb

Alfredo Angulo on sparring with Andre Ward

by Lem Satterfield

Alfredo Angulo has enlisted the help of sparring partner (and 168-pound champion) Andre Ward to prepare for his March 8 clash with Canelo Alvarez, and says those sessions are paying major dividends.

Feb

Alfredo Angulo: Amir Khan is ‘faster’ than Canelo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Alfredo Angulo has been sparring with Amir Khan under the guidance of mutual trainer Virgil Hunter in preparation for his March 8 junior middleweight bout with Canelo Alvarez.

Feb

Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo coming to a theater near you

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has announced that the four-bout Showtime Pay Per View card to be headlined by former RING 154-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo will be broadcast live to select theaters nationwide on March 8.

Jan

Alvarez-Angulo PPV to follow Jorge Linares-Nihito Arakawa preview

by Lem Satterfield

The lightweight fight between Jorge Linares and Nihito Arakawa will air live on Showtime on March 8 in advance of Golden Boy Promotions’s four-bout pay-per-view show headlined by Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jan

Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo undercard finalized

by Lem Satterfield

The four-bout Showtime Pay Per View card headlined by the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight on March 8 has been finalized, according to Richard Schaefer. Two title bouts, Leo Santa Cruz-Cristian Mijares and Carlos Molina-Jermall Charlo, are now on the televised part of show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jan

Canelo Alvarez will share card with brother Ricardo on March 8

by Lem Satterfield

When Canelo Alvarez faces Alfredo Angulo on March 8, he’ll share the card with his older brother Ricardo, who could match up with lightweight contender Omar Figueroa.

Jan

Alfredo Angulo ‘dangerous’ to Canelo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Alfredo Angulo asserts that he will be the biggest, strongest and hardest-punching fighter that former junior middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez will have faced when the Mexican rivals meet on March 8 in Las Vegas.