There are some top contenders and some top prospects hitting the ring Saturday night prior to the big Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan fight in Las Vegas, with three of the fights set for the pay-per-view broadcast, and more streaming online prior to that portion of the show going live at 9 p.m. ET.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan fight: Undercard time, TV schedule, live stream online
Golden Boy has stacked the undercard for Saturday’s Canelo vs. Khan event, with notable veterans, former world titleholders and challengers, and a lot of top prospects.
The online stream, which can be seen above, will start live at 7 p.m. ET, and features top young fighters such as Diego De La Hoya, Jason Quigley, Rashidi Ellis, and Lamont Roach Jr. (Editor’s note: The online stream has ended and has been replaced.)
The pay-per-view undercard will showcase returning ex-middleweight titleholder David Lemieux against Glen Tapia, plus two really solid matchups between prospects and veterans, as welterweights Frankie Gomez and Mauricio Herrera square off, plus middleweights Patrick Teixeira and Curtis Stevens.
Here’s the full rundown:
Pay-Per-View Undercard Bouts (9 p.m. ET)
- Middleweights, 10 Rounds: David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KO) vs Glen Tapia (23-2, 15 KO)
- Welterweights, 10 Rounds: Mauricio Herrera (22-5, 7 KO) vs Frankie Gomez (20-0, 13 KO)
- Middleweights, 10 Rounds: Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KO) vs Curtis Stevens (27-5, 20 KO)
Preliminary Bouts (7 p.m. ET)
- Super Bantamweights, 10 Rounds: Diego De La Hoya (14-0, 8 KO) vs Rocco Santomauro (13-0, 1 KO)
- Middleweights, 10 Rounds: Jason Quigley (10-0, 9 KO) vs James de la Rosa (23-3, 13 KO)
- Lightweights, 8 Rounds: Lamont Roach Jr (10-0, 3 KO) vs Jose Arturo Esquivel (9-4, 2 KO)
- Welterweights, 8 Rounds: Rashidi Ellis (14-0, 11 KO) vs Marco Antonio Lopez (25-8, 16 KO)
- Junior Welterweights, 4 Rounds: David Mijares (pro debut) vs Omar Reyes (1-2, 0 KO)
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