Images from the Alamodome of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's hard-fought unanimous decision win over a valiant Austin Trout to become THE RING's junior middleweight champion.
Omar Figueroa stopped Abner Cotto in the first round of their chief undercard bout to the Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout junior middleweight championship on Saturday in San Antonio. Figueroa dropped his fellow unbeaten lightweight prospect twice before it was stopped.
Saul Alvarez: "On Saturday, after defeating [Austin] Trout, I will raise my hand and my belt and will be thinking of my brother. That belt is his."
Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.
Unbeaten junior middleweight beltholders Saul Alvarez and Austin Trout will visit three Texas cities on a two-day press tour to announce their Showtime-televised WBC/WBA title unification bout set for April 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.
A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.
Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.
Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.
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