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Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, is very happy that a deal was finalized for the anticipated rematch between WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. The fight is going to take place on the Cinco De Mayo date of May 5.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is planning to go for a knockout victory on Cinco De Mayo weekend. The "Son of a Legend" is going to face his Mexican rival, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. believes the Mexican fans are backing him to knock off Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The two Mexican superstars are scheduled to collide on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A catch-weight of 164.5-pounds is in place, with Canelo jumping up from 154 and Chavez Jr. moving down from 168.
WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30KOs) is feeling very confident after traveling from city to city with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs), as they have one more stop on their long promotional tour. Canelo is going to face Mayweather Jr. on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Canelo says he is a better and more dangerous opponent than former champions Robert Guerrero, Victor Ortiz and Miguel Cotto - who Mayweather recently fought and beat.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya has continued to advise WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30KOs) on what he needs to do in order to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs) on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. De La Hoya fought Mayweather in 2007 and came very close to snapping Floyd's unbeaten streak. Mayweather won by way of a twelve round split decision.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar de la Hoya is convinced that WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30KOs) can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs) on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two fighters are taking part in ongoing eleven city promotional tour. De La Hoya disagrees with Mayweather's recent comments that Canelo built his name, and his fan base, by fighting on Mayweather's pay-per-view events. Acccording to De La Hoya, most of the fans who are attending the public promotional tour - are fans of Canelo.
WBC 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-0-1, 30KOs) says the upcoming unification with WBA champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14KOs) "is personal." Canelo reflects back on February of 2011, when Trout defeated his older brother Rigoberto Alvarez in Guadalajara, Mexico. Canelo gets the opportunity to avenge his family on April 20th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is in good spirits after Thursday's hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Chavez was hit with a nine month suspension, and a fine of $900,000, for a failed drug test which came up positive for marijuana. Chavez failed the test following last September's twelve round decision loss to Sergio Martinez. The suspension, which runs from the date of the Martinez fight, expires on June 15th.
Former four divison world champion Erik Morales is not worried about the threat of a two-year suspension by USADA [United States Anit Doping Agency]. USADA has sent Morales a letter threatening him with a two-year suspension in connection to last October's fight with WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia at Barclays Center in New York City. Morales had three drug tests administered by USADA, and he tested positive for clenbuterol in the first two tests.
Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is mourning the loss of former champion Hector "Macho" Camacho of Puerto Rico. Camacho was shot by an unknown attacker on Tuesday night in Bayamon. Doctors confirmed the boxer was brain dead on Thursday morning, and his life support system is going to be turned off on Friday.