(Photo Credit: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) was looking really drained today in his grand arrival at the MGM Grand in Las Veas, Nevada for his title defense against Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday night. Canelo has to cut down to 155lbs for the catch-weight, and it seems like he needs to be fighting at the full weight for the division at 160.
Khan says he’s going to give Canelo a boxing lesson on Saturday night. Khan has been working on his speed and movement so that he can keep out range of Canelo’s short power shots. Khan feels that he’s going to make Canelo look bad, take his WBC title in front of his fans, and then go home with the belt to Great Britain. Khan has never been surer of a victory before during his career because he’s done his homework well in studying the 25-year-old Canelo’s fights and coming up with a great game plan to defeat his fighting style.