Canelo vs. Chavez Jr

Video: Canelo explains why he rejected WBC belt

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By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says his intention for rejecting the World Boxing Council’s commemorative belt for this Saturday’s fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has nothing to do with him wanting to reject the Indian craft of the belt, but rather because he wants nothing to do with the WBC. Canelo, 26, says there are “business interests” behind the WBC’s belt that they wanted to be on the line for this Saturday’s fight. The belt isn’t a championship belt that the WBC would have available.

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Chavez Jr: I’ll beat Canelo like Mayweather did

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By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made their grand arrivals on Tuesday afternoon at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for their fight this Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters were brief with their comments to the boxing media. Mostly, Canelo and Chavez Jr. posed for pictures and signed autographs. The fans were constantly screaming, “Canelo” and “Chavez” to try and get them to come over and sign autographs or post for photos for them.

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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr: Can Julio shock the world?

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By Jeff Aranow: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be coming into this Saturday’s fight against former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as the favorite when he gets inside the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a match-up between an experienced middleweight in Canelo and a big super middleweight in Chavez Jr.

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Canelo rejects WBC 5 de Mayo special belt

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By Geraldo Granados: According to long time sports journalist Fernando Schwartz from AGENDA FOX Sports, Canelo Alvarez rejected the special belt that the WBC was to present to the winner of the Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight next May 6 at Las Vegas. Not only had that but according to Schwartz, Canelo also had a page bought by the WBC in which the special Huichol belt was to be shown inside the official program to be removed.

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Golovkin to wait on Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight, wants winner

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By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and his promoter Tom Loeffler will be waiting for the results of this Saturday’s clash between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to try and face the winner of the fight in September. As previously reported, Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) will not be fighting on June 10 against WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders.

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Chavez Jr. taunts Canelo about not fighting GGG

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By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) fight this Saturday night, and Canelo may or may not be fighting Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in September if he wins the fight. Whether Canelo fights Golovkin or not is still undecided. The only thing we do know is Canelo’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya is saying that the Canelo-Golovkin fight will happen if it can be negotiated.

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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. battle this Saturday on HBO PPV

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By Dan Ambrose: Mexican stars Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1 34 KOs) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) square off this Saturday night on May 6 on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. While a lot has been talked about there being a lot of pride and honor on the line for the two Mexican fighters, but more importantly than all that is the amount of pay-per-view buys the fight generates.

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Malignaggi analyses Brook-Spence & Canelo-Chavez Jr. fights

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By Dan Ambrose: Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi is really excited about the upcoming Kell Brook versus Errol Spence Jr and Saul “Canelo Alvarez versus Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fights. Malignaggi rates the Brook-Spence Jr. fight as the best one in boxing right now, above the Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight, which he feels is a mismatch. Malignaggi does not rate Chavez Jr. as being a good fighter. He views Chavez Jr. as a flawed guy that is only rated at the top level because of his famous father Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

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Golovkin’s promoter wants Canelo or Chavez Jr. for GGG

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By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin would be open to fighting either Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in his next fight, says his promoter Tom Loeffler. They’re going to be sitting back and waiting for the outcome of the May 6th fight between Canelo and Chavez Jr. to see which of the two emerges as the winner. Loeffler says he would also very much like to make the Canelo-Golovkin fight this year if possible. Loeffler has been in contact with Canelo’s promoter Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions since last November in trying to make the fight.

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