Canelo vs. Kirkland Preview

Houston, TX (May 8th, 2015)–On May 2, 2015 what was to be “The Fight of the Century” ended with Floyd “Money” Mayweather improving to 48-0 with 26kos defeating Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Showtime and HBO joint pay-per-view via a lopsided unanimous decision. This week HBO Championship Boxing takes center stage when Golden Boy Promotions Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez(44-1-1 31kos) faces 50 Cents SMS Promotions James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland(32-1 28kos). The replay of Mayweather vs Pacquiao will air on the telecast.

Canelo vs Kirkland will be a 12 round non-title fight at a catchweight of 155lbs which will take place May 9, 2015 at 9pm EST in Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. An estimated crowd of 45,000+ will be in attendance and promoter Oscar De La Hoya said “We are taking boxing to venues that are not the norm. We are going to have a stadium where we can open or close the roof, depending on the weather. It’s going to be awesome. For the millions that will be watching live on HBO, it’s going to be a special treat. HBO is going to give the fans watching live aerial views of the stadium during the fight. It’s going to be pretty cool.”

Canelo has just one defeat on his record to Pound for Pound Kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. However, Canelo has credible names on his resume such as southpaw Austin Trout (28-2 15kos), pressure fighter Alfredo Angulo (22-5 18kos), and a highly controversial win over Cuban fighter Erislandy Lara (20-2 12kos). James Kirkland’s only defeat was a first round knockout to Japanese fighter Nobuiro Ishida (27-10 11kos). Kirkland did not have trainer Ann Wolfe in his corner. Kirkland will be trained by relative unknown, Rick Morones.