Canelo-Angulo PPV tops 350k buys Last Saturday’s Showtime pay-per-view event headlined by Canelo Alvarez‘s tenth round stoppage of Alfredo Angulo exceeded 350,000 PPV buys, the network (as well as Golden Boy Promotions, the promotional company responsible for the event) announced on Friday. The fight also did extremely well at the live gate according to ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael, selling

Erislandy Lara elevated to full WBA champion HOUSTON, TX (March 13, 2014) – Super Welterweight sensation, Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs) has been elevated to World Champion by the WBA (World Boxing Association) after successfully defending his interim title against Afredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs) and Austin Trout (26-2, 14 KOs). The Cuban born fighter,

Revisiting Canelo-Angulo Last night, Saul Alvarez found the win column as he stopped Alfredo Angulo after nine-and-a-third lopsided rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Here we go over Saturday night’s winners and losers. Winners Canelo Alvarez - The way this fight came to an end had me nearly putting Canelo in the loser’s portion

Canelo outclasses Angulo, stops him in tenth In a one-sided affair, budding Mexican star Saul Alvarez dominated contender Alfredo Angulo en route to a wide tenth round stoppage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas atop a Showtime pay-per-view card. Known mostly as “Canelo”, the 23-year old Alvarez (43-1-1, 30 knockouts) was just too classy

Molina-Charlo scrapped, Alvarez-Thompson added to PPV LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2014) – As of Friday morning, Carlos Molina has officially become unavailable for his junior middleweight championship title defense against Jermall Charlo originally scheduled for tomorrow night. In light of these circumstances, the 10-round lightweight showdown between Ricardo Alvarez and Sergio Thompson has been elevated

Canelo-Angulo press conference quotes and photos LAS VEGAS (March 6, 2014) – The fighters and their camps stayed classy and soft-spoken yet confident during Thursday’s final press conference for “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” taking place this Saturday, March 8, live on SHOWTIME PPV® (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Molina arrested, fight with Charlo still on for now Not long after arriving in Las Vegas ahead of his Saturday title defense against Jermall Charlo on the Saul Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo Showtime pay-per-view undercard, IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina was arrested on charges in Wisconsin for obstruction and failing to register as a sex offender

Canelo-Angulo workout quotes and photos LAS VEGAS (March 5, 2014) – Mexican boxing superstar and former world champion Canelo Alvarez, hard-hitting countryman Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” pay-per-view undercard fighters worked out in front of a throng of media and adoring fans on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden

Canelo-Angulo grand arrivals quotes and photos LAS VEGAS (March 4, 2014) – As hundreds of fans and media stood in lines that stretched from the sidewalk outside the main doors to the make-shift ring inside the lobby of MGM Grand in Las Vegas, popular Mexican boxing superstar and former world champion Canelo Alvarez, his opponent

Countdown to Canelo-Angulo debuts this Sunday Catch Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Mexican Superstar Canelo and Fellow Countryman Angulo in 30-Minute Special Ahead of Their March 8 SHOWTIME PPV® Event LAS VEGAS (Feb. 21, 2014) – In preparation for what will be a match-up for the ages between former WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez and