Virgil Hunter, the trainer for British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs), gets his second crack at Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs). Back in March of 2014, Hunter was in the corner of junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo - who took a beating from Canelo for ten rounds before the fight was waved off.
One thing was apparent as both Saul Alvarez and Amir Khan sat next to each other on Thursday afternoon as in-studio guests of 'the 3 Knockdown Rule' podcast which is hosted by Mario Lopez - Khan isn't physically overmatched versus 'Canelo' when it comes to size.
It's been a long and winding road but Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) finally has his big fight, as he faces WBC middleweight belt-holder Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) on May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khan's career for the past two years was bogged down as he unsuccessfully chased fights against Floyd Mayweather and then Manny Pacquiao.
NEW YORK – Amir Khan senses Canelo Alvarez is anticipating an easy night May 7 in Las Vegas. That perception prompted Khan to remind Alvarez that there won’t be anything easy about a fight Alvarez currently is a 5-1 favorite to win. Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) noted that he has made the mistake of overlooking opponents in the past, and paid dearly for it.
The three city promotional tour came to a close on Wednesday, as WBC and Lineal middleweight world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) went face to face with former two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) for the the final time before they get together for fight week in May.
LOS ANGELES - WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) made their final stop off their three-city international press tour in Los Angeles at the Universal CityWalk to discuss their upcoming May 7 showdown at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
New York, NY- While thanking his team, his manager Al Haymon, and his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya - Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) was swarmed by fans and media during a three city promotional tour to hype up his upcoming pay-per-view fight with WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs).
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Bolton's Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) jetted back into the U.K. last weekend for the Carl Frampton-Scott Quigg fight as well as the small matter of a London press conference and head-to-head with Saul Alvarez, who he meets for the linear middleweight and WBC world titles in Las Vegas on May 7th.
New York, NY - The second stop of the three city promotional tour for Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Amir Khan landed in New York City - known as the media capital of the world.