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On May 29th, 2013 Mayweather confirmed via Twitter that a deal was reached to face Ring No. 10 ranked pound for pound, WBC and WBA Super welterweight champion Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez for a championship bout on September 14, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. A catch weight of 152 pounds was established for the fight. Mayweather received a boxing record $41.5 million for the Alvarez fight, according to Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's confidant.
Mayweather won the match, with all scorecards in his favor except for one, which put Mayweather even with Alvarez.
In this interview Russell Scott and Kieran Mulvaney analyze the fight.. and scorecard, discuss potential future opponents and chat about all things boxing.
About the Guest:
Kieran Mulvaney covers boxing for ESPN.com, HBO.com and Reuters, and also blogs for Discovery Channel News. Kieran is the host of ESPN's Heavy Hitting Boxing Podcast which can be heard weekly on ESPN.com
LISTEN HERE: http://youtu.be/Hnx99M2Be2w
Mayweather won the match, with all scorecards in his favor except for one, which put Mayweather even with Alvarez.
In this interview Russell Scott and Kieran Mulvaney analyze the fight.. and scorecard, discuss potential future opponents and chat about all things boxing.
About the Guest:
Kieran Mulvaney covers boxing for ESPN.com, HBO.com and Reuters, and also blogs for Discovery Channel News. Kieran is the host of ESPN's Heavy Hitting Boxing Podcast which can be heard weekly on ESPN.com
LISTEN HERE: http://youtu.be/Hnx99M2Be2w