Golden Boy Promotions, Fathom Events and O'Reilly Auto Parts will present a match-up between two of boxing's biggest stars with Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan, broadcast live from Las Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena on Cinco De Mayo weekend.
Canelo's WBC world title will be at stake, at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.
As previously reported, Canelo came in at 163.8-pounds at the WBC's 30-day weight check. Khan's 30 day weight was not available last week, but the sanctioning body has finally released his figure - with Khan not surprisingly coming in a bit lower than the champion at 161.2-pounds.
Khan has never fought beyond the welterweight limit of 147-pounds. The British star has been out of the ring since last May's twelve round decision victory over Chris Algieri.
Additionally, three exciting fights have been confirmed leading up to the Canelo vs. Khan mega-fight. In the co-main event of the evening, Canada's biggest boxing star and former IBF Middleweight World Champion David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) will be looking to make an impression and use his power against the swift contender from Passaic, New Jersey, Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-2, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round middleweight fight.
Top rated contender and former WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (22-5) will move up to welterweight to square off against East L.A.'s undefeated Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (20-0, 13 KOs) in a ten-round welterweight fight. Opening up the televised undercard, Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KOs) will face Curtis Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs) in a ten-round career-defining middleweight bout.