Mar

Canelo Alvarez stops Alfredo Angulo in the 10th

Canelo Alvarez stopped Alfredo Angulo 47 seconds into the 10th round Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Mar

Jorge Linares easily outpoints Nihito Arakawa

Jorge Linares defeated Nihitio Arakawa in a spirited 10-round lightweight bout on the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Mar

Leo Santa Cruz gets closer to main event status vs. Crisitian Mijares

by Doug Fischer

Leo Santa Cruz is shy young man from a humble background but he wants to one day headline the big events. The WBC 122-pound titleholder will get closer to that goal if he beats savvy vet Cristian Mijares tonight on the Canelo-Angulo undercard.

Mar

Canelo Alvarez weighs 155 pounds; Alfredo Angulo weighs 154.5

by Doug Fischer

Canelo Alvarez weighed in at 155 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his Saturday showdown with Alfredo Angulo, who weighed 154.5 pounds, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena where the stacked Showtime PPV fight card will take place.

Mar

Showtime Sports will stream the Canelo-Angulo weigh-in

by Doug Fischer

Showtime Sports will offer live streams of today’s Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo weigh-in and tomorrow’s preview show “Canelo vs. Angulo: COUNTDOWN LIVE” via YouTube, Ustream and via Sports.Sho.com in advance of the Canelo-Angulo pay-per-view show on Saturday.

Mar

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans give their thoughts on the Canelo-Angulo fight and other upcoming PPV main events, and continue their feedback on Lomachenko-Salido and Chavez-Vera II in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Mar

Alfredo Angulo’s hard road culminates with shot at Canelo Alvarez

by Doug Fischer

Alfredo Angulo has not had it easy in boxing or life but his hard road to the top is what makes him so tough and so likable to fight fans. It might enable him to upset Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.

Mar

Sergio Thompson gears up for Ricardo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Thompson learned Sunday of his opportunity to face Ricardo Alvarez as the replacement for injured WBC lightweight beltholder Omar Figueroa Jr. on Saturday’s Canelo-Angulo undercard. On Thursday he learned the fight might be on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Mar

Canelo Alvarez is tired of talking, ready to fight Alfredo Angulo

by Doug Fischer

Canelo Alvarez said the time for talking is over at the final press conference for his Saturday showdown with Alfredo Angulo. The Mexican star says he’s ready for Angulo and hopes to give fans an entertaining fight.

Mar

Showtime Sports to stream Canelo-Angulo press conference

by Doug Fischer

Showtime Sports will offer a live stream of today’s final press conference for the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo pay-per-view event from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, site of the Saturday’s stacked card, starting at 1:00 p.m. PT/ 4:00 p.m. ET.