By Edward Chaykovsky
With two months to go before his big date, former world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) is looking a little chunky in recent photos which were posted by the fighter, and some of his followers, on social media.
Khan will challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) for the WBC middleweight championship. The fight takes place at catch-weight of 155-pounds. Khan is moving up be eight pounds from his current division of 147. His loyal fans were caught off-guard because the British star is usually in top shape, slim and cut up. With 63 days to go, he has more than enough time to cut up his body.
The 12-round world championship clash will take place on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 7 at Las Vegas' newest landmark, the state-of-the-art T-Mobile Arena, located west of the Las Vegas Strip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo. The mega-fight features two of boxing's most popular and powerful fighters guaranteeing boxing fans non-stop action. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $1,500, $1,200, $1,000, $800, $600, $400, $250 and $150, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 8 per person. Tickets go on sale Wednesday March 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. 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.
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 the 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.