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Canelo-Kirkland nets 2.2 million viewers
Well Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland was quite the success as the event sold 31,000 tickets at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on May 9th. The average television veiwership was 2,146,000 and peaked at 2,296,000. This was the first time Canelo headlined a HBO card in his career.
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What’s Next for Canelo, Soro, Figueroa and more
Michel Soro – Soro earned an upset victory over Glen Tapia on TruTV last Friday and just put his name in the running in a thin 154 lbs. weight class. Soro seems destined for a fight in his native France as this upset was as close to a title win
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The tough truth for Canelo
The tough truth for some is Canelo Alvarez will never prove himself no matter what he does. The freckle faced, red-headed Mexican who first appeared on the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley pay-per-view card will always be viewed as the kid who has gotten everything he wanted. Alvarez, who has been a
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Canelo stops Kirkland in 3 rounds
Well, for those who doubt if Canelo Alvarez is legit or not, still, the room for hatred is growing smaller and smaller. Canelo Alvarez was nothing short of spectacular in his three round routing of known tough guy, James Kirkland at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas in front of
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Canelo & Kirkland make weight, Gomez-Soto canceled due Gomez being way too heavy
The fight will be televised live from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on HBO. The promoter is Golden Boy Promotions Canelo Alvarez 154.5 vs. James Kirkland 154.5 Humberto Soto 142.5 vs. Frankie Gomez 147.5 * Joshua Clottey 153.8 vs. Jorge Silva 154.8 Jo Jo Diaz 125.5 vs. Giovanni Delgado
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De La Hoya says Canelo-Kirkland will have “no running”
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya promises that Saturday’s showdown between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland will deliver something that that Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao didn’t a lot of action. “This fight is what the fans have been waiting for,” said Oscar. “Action in the ring, top fighters going for
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Alvarez vs. Kirkland Cinco De Mayo Press Photos
Cinco De Mayo marked the first major press outing for Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland arrived in Houston on the celebrated holiday to kickoff fight week for their highly anticipated clash on May 9 at Minute Maid Park and live on HBO World Championship Boxing ®. The fighters greeted Houston fans
Fight Week Schedule May 7th-May 9th
May 7th, Los Angeles (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes): Manuel Avila vs. Erik Ruiz, Diego De La Hoya vs. Ramiro Robles, Oscar Negrete vs. Luis Maldonado Jr. May 8th, Philadelphia (ESPN2): Amir Mansour vs. Joey Dawejko, DeCarlo Perez vs. Jessie Nicklow May 8th,Newark, N.J. (truTV): Glan Tapia vs. Michael Soro , Seanie Monaghan vs.
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Mayweather-Pacquiao Replay To Air On HBO & Showtime This Saturday
Did you miss the fight, because of $100 price tag? Well, fear not as both HBO and Showtime will replay “the fight of the century” on Saturday at 9PM ET, with only HBO offering a west coast feed at 6PM. The HBO feed will be the introduction to Canelo Alvarez