Canelo-Khan Three City Tour To Hit London, New York, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - The boxing world was shocked when Golden Boy Promotions announced on Feb. 2 that WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) would make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 7 at the new T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View(R) beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

 
Canelo and Khan will kick-off a three city, international press tour in London on Feb. 29 that will travel to New York on March 1 and end in Los Angeles on March 2.

On Monday, the tour begins in London at the The Park Plaza Riverbank London - Ballroom. (18 Albert Embarkment
SE1 7TJ London, UK). Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. GMT

On Tuesday,the tour heads to New York City at the Hard Rock Café New York - Live Venue (1501 Broadway New York, NY 10036 (Corner of Broadway and 43rd St.). Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET

And it ends on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California at Universal CityWalk - Five Towers Stage (100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, Adjacent to AMC Theaters). Fan Arrival Time: 3:00 p.m. PT

Canelo vs. Khan, a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, BORN BOLD, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Casa Mexico Tequila.  The mega-event will take place on Saturday, May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.