By Steve Kim
The May 7th clash between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir Khan will have a weight limit of 155-pounds. The showdown was announced on Tuesday for May 7th at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It's a fight that is being contested for Alvarez's WBC middleweight belt. The Mexican star looks to have a significant advantage in natural size and strength. With that said, is there a cap on how much weight Alvarez can gain after the weigh-in?
"No, not at all," said Eric Gomez, the VP of Golden Boy Promotions, which consummated this fight which will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View.
"Look, Canelo's really a 54-pounder but in order for him to defend his title he has to go over '54 since it's a middleweight title,"he continued to explain to BoxingScene.com.
"We've said it all along, 'Canelo' is a 54-pounder and he can still make weight with no problems. When the time comes he's going to move up to '60."
Which then brings about the next question: will they fight Gennady Golovkin - who holds the WBA and IBF belts in the middleweight class - in the near future?
"Of course, of course, that fight WILL happen,"stated Gomez. "It's a fight 'Canelo' wants, it's a fight that we want to make and of course, that fight will happen."
Under the agreement with the WBC, both Alvarez and Golovkin were allowed interim bouts and then ordered to go into negotiations for a fall bout.
Golovkin is slated to return on April 23rd in an HBO televised headliner and undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Dominic Wade is the likely candidate to land the fight.
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com