(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Yannis Mihanos: Mexico’s best new hope Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO) is facing Cuban WBA Junior Middleweight World Champion Erinslandy “The American Dream” Lara (19-1-2,12 KO’s) in a catch weight fight at 155 pounds on July 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada.
They say the only way from going up is going down. When you have reached the top or at least coming very close to it, then it’s easy to go down. Canelo at the very young age of 23 arrived just one step from the top by fighting the number 1 pound for pound in boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September.
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: During yesterday’s press conference in New York, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) took issue with WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) saying that he planned on giving the 23-year-old Canelo a boxing lesson and take him to Cuban school to teach him how to fight. Canelo got up upset, and saw it as yet another sign of disrespect from Lara. Canelo wants to be treated well by Lara, but he’s not getting that respect.
By Marc Livitz reporting from San Antonio, TX. – Historic Market Square in downtown San Antonio is always a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Fresh off yesterday’s public press conference in Los Angeles to promote their upcoming July 12 bout, Mexican boxing superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Cuban cum Houstonian Erislandy “American Dream” Lara visited the Alamo City this afternoon. Today’s presser was the second stop of the promotional tour which will move on to New York City and finally Puerto Rico. 
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout sees Cuban Erislandy Lara (19-1-2) dominating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) in their fight on July 12th, but then possibly getting robbed by the judges rather than getting the victory. Trout feels that Lara will beat Canelo the same way that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did in defeating him last September, but Trout still doubts whether Lara will be giving the victory over the much, much more popular 23-year-old Canelo. 
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s 4-city press tour with Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) will kickoff tomorrow [Tuesday, May 6th], in Los Angeles, California at the El Pueblo Historical Monument. From there, Canelo and Lara’s tour will travel to San Antonio, Texas on May 7th, New York City on May 8th, and then wrap up the tour on May 9th in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
By Dan Ambrose: Erislandy Lara’s WBA junior middleweight title won’t be on the line for his fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) on July 12th, according to Boxrec.com. Canelo has previously said that he wasn’t interested in fighting for Lara’s WBA title, because he feels that WBA Super World welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the real WBA 154lb champion, not Lara. 
By Dan Ambrose: Boxing fans just finished seeing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) get clowned badly by Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September in a fight that was totally one-sided from start to finish. Now after taking an easy fight against Alfredo Angulo, which really wasn’t what you would call a real fight, Canelo is stepping it up against the Mayweather-esque WBA light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) on July 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.