Jul

Dougie’s Friday mailbag, the evening edition

Fans share their thoughts and questions on Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara showdown, Terence Crawford, Pacquiao-Algieri and the Cold War, the best fighters ever from Mexico, Cuba and Ireland, and other subjects in this week’s “special” evening edition of the Friday mailbag.

Jul

Mauricio Herrera at the crossroads vs. Johan Perez

by Francisco Salazar

Mauricio Herrera was on what many thought was the short end of the stick in March against Danny Garcia, but he says it’s behind him and on Saturday he’ll get back in the elite mix at 140.

Jul

Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara weigh-in results

by Doug Fischer

Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara both weighed in at 155 pounds (the contracted limit for their Showtime Pay Per View main event) on Friday inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the site of their anticipated fight on Saturday.

Jul

Showtime Sports to live stream Canelo-Lara weigh-in

by Doug Fischer

Showtime Sports will offer a live stream of today’s Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara weigh-in from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the site of their Saturday showdown. The weigh-in, which begins at 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET, can be watched on YouTube, Ustream, and sports.sho.com/live.

Jul

Alvarez, Lara bring storied boxing traditions to the ring on Saturday

by Doug Fischer

Mexican star Canelo Alvarez and Cuban amateur standout Erislandy Lara spoke about the historic boxing traditions of their nations at the final press conference for their Showtime Pay Per View showdown on Saturday.

Jul

Abner Mares says he’ll be ‘reborn’ vs. Jonathan Oquendo

by Lem Satterfield

Abner Mares’ last trip to the ring ended in the first round with a shocking KO loss to Jhonny Gonzalez, but he says his grueling schedule had gotten the best of him and on Saturday the old Abner will return.

Jul

Photo gallery: Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara final press conference

by The Ring

Pics of everyone on stage at the MGM Grand for the last time before Saturday’s card: Canelo Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, Abner Mares, Juan Manuel Lopez … and Paulie Malignaggi on a beer bottle?

Jul

Showtime Sports to stream Canelo-Lara final press conference

by Doug Fischer

Showtime Sports will offer a live stream of today’s final press conference for the Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara pay-per-view event that takes place on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Today’s presser begins at 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT and can be viewed at YouTube, Ustream and sports.sho.com/live.

Jul

‘Honor & Glory’ undercard fighters analyze Canelo-Lara

by Doug Fischer

JuanMa Lopez, Tomoki Kameda, Mauricio Herrera, Johan Perez, and other fighters on Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara undercard shared their thoughts on the main event matchup and their own fights at Wednesday’s public workouts at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jul

Photo gallery: Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara public workouts

by The Ring

Three days out from the big show in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez, Erislandy Lara and the rest of the Showtime Pay-Per-View card at the MGM Grand met fans and shook it out for the cameras. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.