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Against limited opposition, Patrick Teixeira threw early as many jabs (37.3) as Curtis Stevens threw total punches (38.6). 12 of Stevens 13.6 landed punches (88%) are power punches.
Brownsville, New York native Curtis "Cerebral Assassin" Stevens will step in a traditional boxing ring in a sanctioned boxing match for the first time in almost a year and a half when he faces unbeaten Brazilian Patrick Teixeira (26-0) on the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan pay-per-view undercard. The broadcast will be distributed by HBO and will take place at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As Curtis Stevens faces Patrick Teixeira on Saturday night as part of the Saul Alvarez-Amir Khan pay-per-view undercard from the T-Mobile Arena in what is a pivotal middleweight battle, he does so with a new trainer - the respected John David Jackson, who's best known for working with unified light heavyweight titlist, Sergey Kovalev.
Canelo vs. Khan Weigh-In Photos - Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir 'King' Khan are set for Saturday's headliner at the newly erected T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both boxers came in exactly at the 155-pound catchweight limit for the HBO Pay-Per-View headliner (Saturday, 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT).
To date, Frankie Gomez' toughest opponent has been himself, whether troubles at the scales or with making weight. The unbeaten welterweight conquered at least one demon, coming in at the 146-pound catchweight mark for his 10-round clash with hard-luck contender Mauricio Herrera, who weighed 145.5-pounds.
LAS VEGAS - Fighters on the undercard of Canelo vs. Khan hosted a final press conference today at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino ahead of Saturday's bouts. Co-main event fighters David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) and Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-2, 15 KOs) were joined by Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (22-5, 7 KOs), Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (20-0, 13 KOs), Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KOs), and Curtis Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs), all of whom will fight on the HBO Pay-Per-View broadcast. They were also joined by preliminary undercard fighters Diego De La Hoya (14-0, 8 KOs), Rocco Santomauro (13-0, 1 KO), Jason "El Animal" Quigley (10-0, 9 KOs), "King" James De La Rosa (23-3, 13 KOs), Lamont Roach, Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs), Rashidi Ellis (14-0, 11 KOs), and David Mijares, who will make his professional debut on Saturday at the new T-Mobile Arena.
LAS VEGAS - Fighters featured on the pay-per-view undercard of Canelo vs. Khan, held an open workout for fans at the MGM Grand Hotel & Restort today. Co-main event David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs), and Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-2, 15 KOs) who will meet in a 10-round middleweight fight; Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (22-5, 7 KOs) who takes on East Los Angeles' undefeated star Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (20-0, 13 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight fight; and Brazilian star Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KOs) and Curtis Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs) who will open up the Pay-Per-View telecast in a 10-round career-defining middleweight bout. They were also joined by Jason "El Animal" Quigley and Diego De La Hoya, who will fight in respective middleweight and super bantamweight bouts on the non-televised undercard.
LAS VEGAS -WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and British top fighter and former two-time former world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs)made their grand arrivals today at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas ahead of their middleweight championship showdown on May 7 at the new T-Mobile Arena, which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
Hard hitting middleweight contender Curtis Stevens (27-5) will enter his May 7th clash against Patrick Teixeira (26-0) with a new face in his corner. Stevens will receive instructions from former champion John David Jackson who also trains Sergey Kovalev, Chris Algieri and several other fighters.
Curtis Stevens has taken a long road to his latest fight on May 7. The former world title challenger will end a nearly two year layoff when he takes on undefeated Patrick Teixiera on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan middleweight title clash.