Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez Fight Week Coverage

It's Cotto and Canelo fight week! We've demanded that this must happen and its finally coming to reality. WBC and Lineal Middleweight champion Miguel Cotto takes on Mexico's top fighter Saul Canelo Alvarez in 12-round championship boxing happening at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday, November 21.

The Cotto vs. Canelo fight is a must-see event that thousand fans are highly awaiting as fireworks and explosion will definitely sparks on night of actions. Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez in a real fight that we are so eager to watch which rediscover the long-history of Puerto Rico and Mexico rivalry including Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.-Hector Camacho, Felix Trinidad-Oscar De La Hoya.

Mark your calendar fans for the busy schedule of our fighters this fight week with this quick schedule of activities.

• November 14 - Cotto-Canelo Face-off with Max Kellerman
• November 19 - HBO Cotto-Canelo 24/7
• November 20 - Official weigh-in

The heat is on and Cotto-Canelo all over in Las Vegas now.

Las Vegas airport & @MandalayBay looking festive with #CottoCanelo everywhere as fight week begins! pic.twitter.com/7h3e0ePcdn

— GoldenBoyPromotions (@GoldenBoyBoxing) November 17, 2015

Don't miss to catch this biggest boxing match this fall. Witness the blow by blow coverage of Cotto vs. Canelo live streaming on your PPV television set, PC and mobile gadgets. Enjoy.

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Cotto vs. Canelo Tale of the Tape

Cotto vs. Canelo fight heats up weeks away to the biggest boxing match this November. Puerto Rican WBC and Ring Magazine WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and rising former Mexican titlist Canelo Alvarez rekindle the long-history of Puerto Rico and Mexico rivalry. So, let's us all take a deeper look on both fighters breakdown.

The Cotto vs. Canelo is happening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 21st.

Miguel Cotto has a professional boxing record of 40 wins with 33KOs and 4 defeats. He knockout the lousy fighter Daniel Geale in his last fight. The 35 years old champion is the 1st Puerto Rican pugilists which won 4 titles in different weight class.

Head-to-Head Breakdown
Age: Cotto - 34; Canelo - 25
Height: Cotto - 5-foot-7; Canelo - 5-foot-9
Reach: Cotto - 67 inches; Canelo - 70 ½ inches
Stance: Cotto - Orthodox; Canelo - Orthodox
Wins: Cotto - 40; Canelo - 45
Wins by KO: Cotto - 33; Canelo - 32
KO percentage: Cotto - 0.750; Canelo - 0.681


Canelo Alvarez is the highly favorite to win this fight as he is much younger than Cotto. The Mexican rising star recorded 45 wins with 32 KOs and 1 loss.

Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez set to face each other for the 12-round championship bout for the WBC, Lineal and Ring Middleweight titles held by Cotto. Who do you think will win this matchup?

Based on their profiles, Canelo is the biggest boxer between the two. His youth, height and longer reach give him the advantage. However, Cotto's will bring his ring experience and heart against the young fighter.

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Watch Cotto-Canelo 24/7 Episode 1 Highlights & Video Replay

Get ready fight fans for the HBO Cotto-Canelo 24/7 sports documentary series premiering on Saturday, November 7 (11:45 p.m.-12:15 a.m. ET/PT). The latest installment of the award-winning sports reality show features WBC Middleweight Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto and challenger Mexican fighting hero Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as both are preparing for their biggest pay-per-view title matchup on November 21st at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

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24/7 Cotto-Canelo series is the 21st boxing edition of the award-winning TV sports program. It will features the exclusive behind-of-the-scenes access, never-seen interviews of fighters and trainers and of course all the drama inside each camps. This is going to be an exciting two-episode 24/7 series we can't afford to miss fans!

The Cotto-Canelo Episode 2 airs on Thursday, November 19 (11:00-11:30 p.m.), two nights before the highly and eagerly awaited championship bout.

The 34-year-old Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) is the current lineal world middleweight champion facing a tough opponnet, 25-year-old Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) - as both pugilists reawakaned the long-history rivalry of Puerto Rico and Mexico.

So fans, don't miss to watch Cotto-Canelo 24/7 episodes live broadcast on your TV set, PC and even to your mobile devices. Enjoy!

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Robert Byrd to Ref Cotto vs. Canelo Fight; Judges named

The eagerly and highly anticipated mega-fight of Puerto Rican 4-division world champion Miguel Cotto facing Mexican challenger Saul Canelo Alvarez heats up almost a month a half and away. The Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday in Las Vegas has finally named the third man in the ring for the said championship bout, its no other than veteran boxing referee Robert Byrd.

Byrd was the referee in Cotto’s last fights - last-round stoppage of Ricardo Mayorga in 2011 and Cotto’s TKO of Juan Angel Macias in 2002. Byrd has worked with Canelo’s split decision win over Erislandy Lara last year.

Also, NAC has selected the three judges for the Cotto vs. Canelo fight on the said meeting. They were Burt Clements, Dave Moretti and John McKaie.

What are your thoughts for the referee and judges named for Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez showdown?

Fans can catch the blow by blow coverage of Cotto vs. Canelo live on pay-per-view via HBO Sports. Don't miss it!

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