Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. New York City Press Conference Photos - New York City - Tickets for two-division world champion and boxing pay-per-view king Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) are now on sale. Photos by Rich Kane - Hoganphotos
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.
Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will square off on May 6 in one of the biggest fights in Mexican boxing history. Golden Boy Promotions and both boxers met with the press in Mexico City on Monday to start the promotional tour.
MEXICO CITY - Two-division world champion Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) today kicked off their four-city international press tour in Mexico City. The event drew thousands of fans and hundreds of media to watch Canelo and Chavez, Jr. in their first face off ahead of their anticipated clash on Cinco De Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo-Chavez Press Conference Photos Mexico City - Canelo vs. Chávez, Jr. is a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Tecate, BORN BOLD, Adriana's Insurance and Interjet. The event will take place Saturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
As previously reported, things are now underway for the start of the promotional tour for the HBO Pay-Per-View fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Both boxers hit the first stop of the tour in Mexico City. The fight will take place on May 6, at the T-Mobile Arena. Both boxers agreed to fight at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
Canelo-Chavez Mexico City Photos - LOS ANGELES - Tickets for two-division world champion and boxing pay-per-view king Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET.
LOS ANGELES - Tickets for two-division world champion and boxing pay-per-view king Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET.
Jose "Chepo" Reynoso, trainer for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), promises that his fighter will be in his best form to date when he takes on countryman Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs). Their highly anticipated fight takes place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former WBC world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs), with his legenday father by his side, arrived to Mexico City on Sunday to begin a four city international press tour for his upcoming fight with two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs).