On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 36 KOs) scored a ninth-round stoppage against Liam Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) to win the WBO Light Middleweight tile in front of 51,240 fans at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
In the co-featured bout of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith pay-per-view card, Gabriel Rosado (23-10, 13 KOs) took on Willie Monroe Jr. (21-2, 6 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
On Saturday, September 17, Joseph Diaz Jr. (22-0, 13 KOs) scored a ninth-round stoppage victory against Andrew Cancio (17-4-2, 13 KOs) at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward joined the media for a press event to promote their upcoming November clash on HBO Pay-Per-View.
In the first bout aired on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith pay-per-view, Golden Boy Promotions prospect Diego De La Hoya (16-0, 9 KOs), took on Roc Nation Sports fighter, Luis Orlando Del Valle (22-3, 16 KOs).
Check out all of the facts and tidbits you need to know ahead of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith bout, including channel information, location, fight records and betting odds!
On Friday, September 16, 2016, Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith both made weight.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Canelo vs. Smith and Rosado vs. Monroe and let us know who you think will win each bout.
Watch LIVE! Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith official weigh-in.
Gennady Golovkin's fifth-round stoppage versus Kell Brook highest rated HBO fight of 2016.
Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) and Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) held their final press conference, today at the great AT&T Stadium, ahead of their highly anticipated showdown that will be aired live on Saturday, September 17, presented by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET.
Kicking off fight week on a high note, Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) hosted a media work out at the Texan Resort and Convention Center.
Bringing in the large crowds like he usually does, Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) made his grand arrival Texas at the undercard media work outat the Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel and Convention Center today.
On September 17, 2016, Great Britain's WBO middleweight champion Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0, 13 KOs) will put his belt on the line in a Golden Boy Promotions pay-per-view bout in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium against middleweight star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-1, 33 KOs).
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