Trainer Freddie Roach has instructed WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto to stay away from the ropes when he faces Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Cotto is training at Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. HBO Pay-Per-View is carrying the anticipated card.
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman says the fight between Puerto Rico’s Miguel Angel Cotto and Mexico’s Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will be “a right down the line barn burner!” When the two fighters step into the ring on November 21st at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, the popular “Canelo’ Alvarez will try to snatch the WBC middleweight title from Cotto who is defending his crown for the second time.
With November 21 rapidly approaching, the finishing touches are still being applied to the supporting cast to the most anticipated fight of the second half of 2015. Headlining the event, World middleweight champion Miguel Cotto faces Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in a bout that will air live on Pay-Per-View. The undercard features the following stellar matchups:
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will never be a writer’s dream in terms of producing great quotes, but the 25-year old boxer certainly gets credit for being a live-for-today type of guy. “Today” for the former super welterweight champ is all about preparing for his November 21 titanic clash with World middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. The two meet at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with HBO Pay-Per-View to televise the highly anticipated clash, which takes place at a maximum catchweight of 155 lbs.
It's been six months since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao collided in the highest-grossing event in boxing history. The industry is still stuck in recovery mode, based on ratings, attendance and overall interest in the sport through the second half of 2015. If there's a single bout that fans can point to a savings grace, it's the November 21 headliner between World middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and former super welterweight champ Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The pair of boxing superstars collide at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with HBO Pay-Per-View to televise.
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (45-1-1, 32KOs) is less than two weeks away before he challenges WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This will be Canelo's biggest fight since the 2013 twelve round decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs).
Former four division world champion Erik 'Terrible' Morales feels WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto made a big mistake in selecting Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as his next opponent. The fight, taking place at a catch-weight of 155-pounds, is scheduled for November 21st at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Morales has a lot of respect for Cotto and says a victory over Canelo will not make him any greater.
Given the way his own Hall of Fame career played out, it’s no surprise that boxer-turned-promoter Oscar de la Hoya has made it the Golden Boy Promotions mission statement for its fighters to be matched in the best fights possible. Most in his stable have been receptive to the concept, even if producing mixed results as of late. At the front of the line – as luck would have it – is the company’s centerpiece attraction, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. At just 25 years of age, he has already been a pro boxer for 10 full years and has emerged as the face of boxing in his native Mexico.
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez pledges his support for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as a Mexican, but he thinks WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will win the fight on November 21st at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Marquez, who's a vintage and brilliant counter puncher as well as a shrewd judge of boxing skills, leans towards the greater experience of Cotto. Miguel Angel has constantly fought the best, while winning world titles in four different weight divisions.
In several recent interviews, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has branded Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as a lazy fighter. On November 21st from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) will defend his world title against Canelo (45-1-1, 32 KOs)in an HBO Pay-Per-View main event.