Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes  two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), expects the upcoming fight with former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) to break the one million buy mark.

The HBO Pay-Per-View event takes place on Cinco De Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Photos by Hogan Photos.

The last pay-per-view to generate nearly a million buys, was Canelo's fight against Miguel Cotto in November 2015. That fight brought in around 900,000 buys, and since then no other pay-per-view event has come close to that figure.

According to De la Hoya, the pre-sale ticket report at the T-Mobile Arena showed that more than 4,500 tickets were sold - which is more more than double of what was sold in pre-sale for Canelo's first fight at the T-Mobile, which saw 1,800 get snapped up early for the May 2016 bout with Amir Khan.

"Saul was the one who wanted this fight, and my duty as a promoter is to put together the best fights. Mexican boxing is the best, and when you have these two hot boxers who want to give the best to the fans, and we couldn't pass it up," De La Hoya said.

The pay-per-view will cost $59.95, plus an extra $10 if you want the event in HD.

De La Hoya says the expectations are higher than what Canelo was able to generate on pay-per-view with Cotto.

"Expectations are 30 percent more than that," said De La Hoya to ESPN Deportes.

Tickets priced at $1,500, $1,250, $1000, $800, $600, $400, $300, $200, $125 and $75, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person (a limit of 10 per person at the $1,500, $1,250, $1000, $800, $600, $400 price levels and a limit of two [2] per person at the $125 and $75 price level) are on sale now. 

To charge by phone with a major credit card, call 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849).  Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.t-mobilearena.com or www.axs.com.