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☆ Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez: Mexican boxer puts undisputed world title on the line against compatriot Jaime Munguía
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jonny Velasquez | Gonzalo Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Álvarez is putting all four of his super middleweight belts on the line as he takes on Munguía. After the fight, Munguía said it would be an “honor” to fight his compatriot Álvarez, who is still one of the biggest names in boxing. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Oscar De La Hoya factorFormer boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is Munguía’s promoter. “Let me give you exactly what happened, why he is so mad at me,” De La Hoya said. At age 20, the American became the youngest super middleweight title holder in the history of the sport.

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That's certainly what ESPN executives thought, and they wanted to tie in Stevenson's fight against Edwin De Los Santos for the vacant WBC lightweight world championship with the opening night of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. It certainly makes sense from a programming standpoint, giving ESPN a Las Vegas lead-in as it promotes both events. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told fighthype.com that's also why a fight will take place on the Thursday before the Super Bowl, which is Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. Top Rank president Todd duBoef said, however, other events such as the NFL draft in Las Vegas last year had other attractions tied to them that made the overall experience a success. That led to discussions about staging a fight night that could feed off the F1 publicity and even draw those in town primarily to see the race.

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