Saul Canelo Alvarez, the WBC junior middleweight titleholder, has his next challenger all squared away. Canelo will be meeting former Contender star Alfonso Gomez, currently ranked #6 by the WBC at 154 lbs. The Alvarez vs. Gomez fight will be held on September 17th, and will be a part of the undercard for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz Star Power HBO PPV. The fight will be officially announced this week in front of an open to the public audience, as fight fans get geared up for this intriguing clash.
CANELO ALVAREZ and ALFONSO GOMEZ will hold a press conference in Los Angeles to officially announce their WBC Super Welterweight Championship fight which will be part of the “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” mega-event taking place on Saturday, Sept. 17.
- WHEN: Tuesday, July 26
- 12:00 p.m. PT – Press Conference Starts
- WHERE: 400 S. Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 (corner of Hope and Flower)
- FACTS: “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Dewalt Tools and AT&T. The 12-round mega-fight, which will be contested for Ortiz’s WBC Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.
