CANELO ALVAREZ AND AMIR “KING” KHAN
HOSTED NEW YORK CITY PRESS CONFERENCE
WHO: CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion
AMIR “KING” KHAN, Former Two-Time World Champion
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
EDDY REYNOSO, Head Trainer of Canelo Alvarez
JOSE “CHEPO” REYNOSO, Manager and Trainer of Canelo Alvarez
SHAH KHAN, Father and Manager of Amir Khan
PETER NELSON, Executive Vice President of HBO Sports
MAURICIO SULAIMAN, President of WBC
WHAT: WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) will host a press conference in New York on Tuesday, March 1 at the Hard Rock Café New York – Live Venue, ahead of their anticipated championship clash on Cinco De Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
FACTS: Canelo vs. Khan, a 12-round fight for Canelo’s WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, BORN BOLD, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Casa Mexico Tequila. The mega-event will take place on Saturday, May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
World Liberty TV,Boxing Team was on hand and did an exclusive interview with Amir “King” Khan, see what he had to say about his upcoming fight with Canelo,right here in our World Liberty TV, Boxing Channel.
