Canelo v Kirkland hit 2 cities in 1 day!

caneloBy Dan Ambrose: Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and 30-year-old James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) will be hitting two cities today as part of a two-city promotional tour in Texas to attract fans into purchasing tickets for their fight on May 9th at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

The two fighters will visit Houston and San Antonio as part of the two-city tour.

Golden Boy Promotions, the promoters for the 24-year-old Canelo, are hoping to sellout the 45,000 seat Minute Maid stadium by May 9th. They’re obviously hoping that enough fans from the local area in Texas will be enough to sellout the stadium.

It doesn’t hurt that some of the tickets will be selling for just $10. Canelo was able to attract over 40,000 fans to come see him fight Austin Trout in April 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

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Canelo: I will get the victory over Kirkland on May 9th; my fans won’t be disappointed

canelo15By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) is confident that his hand will be raised on May 9th at the end of his fight against American James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) in their fight at the Minute Maid Stadium in Houston, Texas. The fight will take place at a catch-weight of 155 pounds.

With boxing fans excited about the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, few fans are talking about Canelo’s fight against the ring rusty Kirkland.

Part of the reason for that is because Kirkland hasn’t fought since 2013, and he’s been largely forgotten about by a lot of fans. Further, the younger boxing fans have never heard of Kirkland, because it’s been so long since he was really relevant at 154. His inactivity has caused him to be left behind by a lot of fans.

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Canelo-Kirkland to go on 2-city promotional tour

canelo6767By Dan Ambrose: In an effort to drum up interest in their May 9th fight, former WBA/WBC 154 pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) will be going on a short two-city promotional tour next Tuesday, March 2nd in Houston and San Antonio, Texas.

The Canelo-Kirkland fight isn’t a pay-per-view bout like most of Canelo’s fights are nowadays. The fight will be televised on regular HBO. The Canelo vs. Kirkland fight will take place on 5/9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

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Canelo-Kirkland tickets going for as low as $10

caneloBy Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya expects that the May 9th fight between his flagship fighter 24-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) to sell a huge amount of tickets in their fight at the Minute Maid Park, in Houston, Texas, USA.

The price of the tickets certainly will help make that a reality, as the lowest cost of the tickets are $10. It goes up from there with the tickets being sold for $350, $150, $100, $50, and $25. In contrast, the minimum price for the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight are going for $1000, and it goes up dramatically from there.

The Canelo-Kirkland tickets will go on sale next week on March 3rd at 10:00 a.m. De La Hoya previously said that he feels that the Canelo-Kirkland fight will sell 60,000 tickets. That obviously won’t be possible given the size dimensions of the Minute Maid Stadium, which seats a little over 40,000.

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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. James Kirkland moved to May 9th in Houston, Texas

canelo06By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is reporting that the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) vs. James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) bout, which will be televised on regular HBO, has been moved from May 2nd to May 9th. The fight will be taking place at the Minute Maid Park, in Houston, Texas, USA.

While De La Hoya previously mentioned wanting to move the Canelo-Kirkland fight to May 9th if the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight were to take place on May 2nd, it is now official.

The Canelo-Kirkland fight is now been moved to May 9th in Houston, Texas. There had been talk of the fight being staged in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome, but De La Hoya decided to move it for some reason.

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Canelo-Kirkland now officially moved to May 9th

canelo7344By Dan Ambrose: The match-up between former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs), which had previously been scheduled for May 2nd, has been moved to May 9th, according to Steve Kim.

Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Eric Gomez reported that the Canelo-Kirkland fight will be moved to May 9th. The fight will be televised by HBO from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya is predicting a record breaking crowd of 60,000 fans for the fight. That’s a great number.

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Kirkland’s too rusty to beat Canelo, says Rosado

kirkland22By Dan Ambrose: Former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado isn’t giving the soon to be 31-year-old James Kirkland (31-1, 28 KOs) much of a shot to beat former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) in their fight on May 2nd at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Rosado sees it as a fight that Canelo’s promoters at Golden Boy is trying to hype up as a competitive match-up due to Kirkland having a name, but he doesn’t see it as a bout where Kirkland has much of a chance of winning it due to the extensive ring rust he has.

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De La Hoya hopes Canelo vs. Kirkland breaks Chavez-Whitaker attendance record at Alamodome in San Antonio, TX

canelo8By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is hoping that his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s fight against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on May 2nd will break the long-standing record for attendance at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The date of the Canelo-Kirkland fight may change from the 2nd of May to the 9th, depending on whether the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-fight takes place on May 2nd.

Canelo-Kirkland can’t take place on the same night on May 2nd as Mayweather-Pacquiao, because that pay-per-view broadcast will be televised on both HBO and Showtime. Unless Canelo wants to be a part of that card, he has pretty much no other choice but to fight on a different date, because it’s highly unlikely that HBO is going to televise two separate boxing cards on the same day on their network.

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De La Hoya: Canelo vs. Kirkland could draw 60,000 fans in Texas

canelo99By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is expecting a huge crowd for the May 2nd or 9th fight between former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James Kirkland (32-1-1, 28 KOs) in Texas.

De La Hoya thinks that as many as 60,000 boxing fans could show up for the fight, which De La Hoya doesn’t quite know where the fight will be taking place. I doubt that many fans will turn out for the Canelo-Kirkland fight. I hope De La Hoya isn’t pinning his hopes in the fight drawing that much, because it might blow his world if only 10,000 to 15,000 boxing fans shown up to purchase what will likely be heavily discounted tickets.

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De La Hoya expects Canelo-Kirkland fight to have fireworks on May 2nd or May 9th

canelo888By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoys is expecting his flagship fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight against 31-year-old James Kirkland to be a huge one filled with a lot of slugging a ton of excitement when the two fighters face each other on May 2nd or May 9th at the Aladmodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The date of the Canelo-Kirkland fight still hasn’t been confirmed because De La Hoya is still waiting to see if the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight will get made for May 2nd.

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