ESPN and ESPN Deportes offer extensive pre- and post-fight coverage across its platforms for this Saturday’s fight between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez.
We already showcased HBO Boxing’s loaded lineup, and here, is ESPN’s full rundown…
ESPN’s coverage begins Tuesday, Nov. 17 with live reports and the latest news from Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas. ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Robert Flores, Teddy Atlas and Bernardo Osuna will be onsite alongside ESPN Deportes’ Carlos Nava, Claudia Trejos, David Faitelson, Jorge Eduardo Sanchez, Salvador Rodriguez, former referee Joe Cortez and former boxing champions Juan Manuel Marquez and Julio Cesar Chavez.
Highlights:
TELEVISION
“Cotto vs. Canelo: a One Nación & A Los Golpes Special”- Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm ET on ESPN Deportes and Friday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm on ESPNEWS
One Nación, ESPN’s platform serving bilingual Hispanic sports fans, and A Los Golpes, ESPN Deportes’ primetime boxing news and analysis show, present Cotto vs. Canelo, a special 30-min bilingual television show previewing the anticipated bout.
Hosted by Bernardo Osuna, Claudia Trejos and Marysol Castro, the special highlights the history and roots of each fighter and the boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico with special guests: former boxing stars Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Calderon alongside former referee Joe Cortez.
SportsCenter: ESPN will present extensive coverage via SportsCenter, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17. Reports from Vegas include one-on-one interviews with the fighters, all-access features, live segments and pre-post analysis.
ESPN Deportes’ Semana de Campeones (Week of Champions): week-long news and information across all platforms including a SportsCenter Primera Plana – SportsCenter special focused on the bout, highlighting special segments, reports and highlights, Golpe a Golpe weigh-in show and Golpe a Golpe pre-fight and post-fight shows with the analysis of ESPN Deportes’ boxing experts Faitelson, Chavez, Osuna, Trejos, Cortez, Sanchez and Marquez.
Mega Fights on ESPN Deportes: in anticipation of the event, ESPN Deportes will re-air Canelo Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, and Canelo Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley.
DIGITAL
ESPN3: Live coverage on ESPN3 of the main event and undercard press conferences, and the weigh-in
ESPN.com & ESPNDeportes.com:
· Comprehensive coverage including pre- and post-fight features, and videos and blogs from Rafael.
· “From the Other Corner” features boxers and former boxers and leaders in the sport to preview the Cotto vs. Canelo fight, including Sean Mosley, Rasheda Ali, Bermane Stiverne, Shawn Porter, Zab Judah, HOF Mexican boxer Laura Serrano, Feroz Vegas, Abner Mares, Mickey Garcia, Oscar de la Hoya, and Mauricio Sulaiman.
· Social media reporter assigned to cover the fight week and fight night live from Las Vegas to offer social media sports fan a behind-the-scenes experience and an interactive conversation using hashtags #CottoCanelo, #TeamCOTTO and #TeamCANELO.
· Daily video reports and the latest on stats and information
· ESPNDeportes.com will also feature exclusive interviews with the fighters, coverage of their training, analysis, stats, live coverage of the press conference and weigh-in, and video analysis and interviews.
· On Saturday, there will be live reporting, recaps, real-time fight score and video analysis.
Schedule of Cotto vs. Canelo coverage across ESPN platforms
Mon, Nov 16
8 p.m.
A los Golpes: Pre-fight
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
Wed, Nov 18
4 p.m.
Main Event Press Conference
ESPN3, ESPN.com
Thu, Nov 19
4 p.m.
Undercard Press Conference
ESPN3, ESPN.com
7:30 p.m.
Cotto vs. Canelo: One Nación & A Los Golpes Special
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
8 p.m.
Mega Fights: Canelo vs. Rhodes
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
10 p.m.
SportsCenter Primera Plana: Canelo vs. Cotto
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
Fri, Nov 20
6 p.m.
Golpe a Golpe: Special weigh-in show
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
6:30 p.m.
Cotto vs. Canelo: One Nación & A Los Golpes Special
ESPNEWS
Official weigh-in show
ESPN3, ESPN.com
7 p.m.
A los Golpes and One Nación: Cotto vs. Canelo
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
Sat, Nov 21
8 p.m.
Golpe a Golpe: Pre-show
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
9 p.m.
Mega Fights: Mayweather vs. Cotto; Canelo vs. Mosley (Undercard)
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
Sun, Nov 22
2 a.m.
Golpe a Golpe: Post-show
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
“Hot and Sweaty’s”: Post-show
ESPN3, ESPN.com
Mon, Nov 23
7 p.m.
A los Golpes: Post-fight
ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
