Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan: Watch Canelo vs Khan Live Stream
The 155-pound catchweight bout between Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) will take place next month on May 7th at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Canelo is the heavy favorite, but Khan is the underdog who remains confident ahead of the biggest fight of his career and the two boxers are preparing for their first bout of 2016. The fight is for Alvarez’s RING and WBC titles. The bout will be on HBO PPV.
Fight: Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan
When: Saturday, May 7 @ 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
TV: HBO will broadcast “Canelo vs Khan”
Saul “Canelo” Álvarez, 25, is the biggest star at this moment. He won the vacant WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight titles in his last fight by defeating Miguel Cotto with a unanimous decision on Nov 21, 2015. On Sep 14, 2013 Canelo faced off Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and lost his WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles. This was his only lost of his boxing career. Alvarez defeated James Kirkland by a third round knockout on May 9, 2015. He is the most powerful boxer now and is willing to fight against Amir Khan.
Amir “King” Khan, 29, is a two-time former world champion and he currently holds the WBC Silver welterweight title. The speed star scored remarkable wins over two-time Olympic gold medalist Mario Kindelán and future world champion Victor Ortiz. He also wins over nine world champions, including Marcos Maidana, Julio Díaz, Chris Algieri, Paulie Malignaggi, Devon Alexander, and Zab Judah.
Álvarez will defend his lineal, Ring and WBC middleweight titles against Khan for the May 7th bout at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khan is moving up two weight divisions to middleweight, to fight Canelo Álvarez. The fight is scheduled at a catchweight of 155 lbs.
Khan has spent a good portion of his training camp putting his muscle and increasing his speed for May 7th against the Mexican superstar.
Khan told to ESPN, “Stepping up a couple divisions has definitely given me more muscle and strength. My speed will be a bit better in this fight,” he added,”I’ve got a bit more power. When I throw those shots I will be throwing them with power. Every punch thrown becomes more perfect and the timing will be there.”
The 29-years-old believes he can win in spite of the size difficulty. He said, “I’ve been watching video of Canelo, and day after day it’s getting more and more confident that I can beat this guy.”
The winner of “Canelo vs Khan” is expected to face Gennady Golovkin (GGG) in September in a middleweight title unification bout. Golovkin (35-0, 32 KO) knocked-out Dominic Wade (18-1, 12 KO) on Saturday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California and is now waiting for the May 7th winner. Both Golden Boy Promotions and Alvarez’s camp know that he is the biggest moneymaker boxer right now. Most of the top ranked boxer ignore to fight against the GGG. He easily dispatched every competitor who’s been willing to step in the ring with him.
Specially Khan has no business in this fight. He will fight this bout as underdog. He knows this will be his first fight against someone who is heavier and also a bigger name but khan has strong confidence.
“I know I’m not going to be stronger than him,” Khan said. “It’s the first fight I’m walking into as the underdog and that’s good. Because I can prove to people that this is where I belong.”
By the way, the fight was at a catchweight of 155lb – one pound over the light-middleweight limit – an agreement between Canelo and Khan. Watch Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan on HBO PPV.