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Canelo Alvarez vs Hatton, Young rising Mexican boxing star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez “35-0-1,26 Kos” takes on Matthew Hatton “41-4-2, 16 Kos” at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for the empty WBC Junior Middleweight title that was previously held by Manny Pacquiao.
The weigh-ins for the event was marred with a bit of controversy when Canelo failed to make the agreed upon catchweight of 150-pounds “WBC Junior-Middleweight limit is 154” and came in over 1.8 pounds. Saul ‘Canelo’
Canelo Alvarez was fined 20 percent of his $350,000 fight purse when he failed a 2nd time to make weight, and half of his earnings for tonight’s fight will go to his opponent Matthew Hatton. Also on the HBO broadcast is a co-feature between two top level Super-Featherweights Daniel Ponce de Leon (41-2, 34 KOs) vs. Adrien Broner (19-0, 16 KOs). Ponce de Leon was a terror at the Junior-Featherweight division of 122-pounds and known for his powerful punches and pressure, but difficulty in making weight prompted his move to 126 and now 130-pound divisions. Broner also known as ‘The Problem’ comes from Cincinnati, Ohio and is a highly touted boxing prospect, which used to fight at 135-pounds but is looking to make his mark at 130. Watch HBO Boxing after Dark: Canelo vs. Hatton and Ponce De Leon vs. Broner live Saturday March 5, 2011 at 10:30 PM ET/PT on HBO.
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