Our Fight Hub TV cameras flew across the pond and met up with boxing great Ricky Hatton as he talked to us about a certain fighter under his promotional stable. Ryan Rhodes fought a valiant twelve rounds with WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ten days ago in Guadalajara, Mexico. Though many were picking [...]
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Ryan Rhodes Talks On Loss To Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
In this Fight Hub TV exclusive video, our partners over at Hatton TV had a chance to sit down with European light middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes who suffered a defeat to Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last week in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The twenty year old Alvarez knocked the much older and experienced Rhodes multiple [...]
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Ryan Rhodes Make Weight In Mexico
Live from Gudalajara, Mexico, current WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Ryan Rhodes stepped on the scales to a packed house of Mexican fans, many of which were female. Alvarez will defend his WBC title this Saturday night against Rhodes in a HBO televised main event. On the under card, Cincinnati’s Adrien Broner [...]
Ricky Hatton Believes Ryan Rhodes Can Beat Saul Alvarez “He Has The Power To KO Him!”
I remember back in college I was a fanatical fan of our college basketball team. I was at every home game, decked out in our school colors, starting chants and yelling obscenities at the opposing team’s players. I was such an avid supporter of the schools team that the players themselves took note and many [...]
“Canelo” Alvarez: I Will Be Ready for Pacquiao in a year.”
Rising Mexican phenom, twenty year old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is dead set on building his legacy to foreshadow the great Julio Cesar Chavez as not only Mexico’s greatest fighter but an all time great. Alvarez is in the final stages of his training camp as he will defend his WBC light middleweight title next Saturday [...]
Fight Snap Shot: “Canelo” Gets Title Belt
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez received the WBC super welterweight title from WBC president Jose Sulaiman in a special ceremony yesterday. “Canelo” gave the trunks and robe he wore when he won the title against Matthew Hatton to Sulaiman in a gesture of good will.
“Canelo” Alvarez Predicts Erik Morales To Win
Undefeated Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KOs) is coming out swinging, this time on the side of countryman Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s). Alvarezis convincedthat thelegendary Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Morales will be victorious when he steps into the ring against former World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (29-2, 27 [...]
Alvarez vs. Hatton Post Fight Coverage With Team Hatton
Fight Hub TV was live on location in Anaheim as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez took on Matthew “Magic” Hatton for the WBC 154lbs title. The 20 year old Alvarez battered Hatton for 12 rounds displaying his power and combinations en route to a points decision win. Hatton though showed tremendous heart and conditioning as he weathered [...]
Alvarez vs. Hatton Live Weigh In Coverage
Fight Hub TV was live in Anaheim as rising Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Matthew “Magic” Hatton stepped on the scare for their WBC 154 lbs title bout this Saturday on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. The 20 year old Alvarez will attempt to become the youngest champion to hold a major title in history, [...]
Kirkland To Return On Alvarez/Hatton Undercard
Golden Boy promotions officially announced today that James Kirkland will be stepping back into the ring on the under card of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Matthew “Magic” Hatton this Saturday, March 5, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. This will be Kirkland’s first fight in two years and he will face Ashandi Gibbs in an [...]
Hatton “The Fire in the belly is not there..Yet!” Talks Khan, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Alvarez
At one point in the not too distant past, Ricky Hatton was one of the most feared pugilists in the squared circle. With a pressuring style and a relentless attack to the body, opponents would fall like a stack of dominoes. Each brutal win would command the cheers and roars of rabid English fans, who [...]
De La Hoya “Possible that Canelo can fight at 147 and 154″
Fight Hub TV caught up with Golden Boy Promotions Founder and future hall of famer Oscar De La Hoya this past Tuesday in Los Angeles. De La Hoya was partaking in a media work out for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez as the rising Mexican upstart will attempt to win his first world title at 154 pounds. [...]
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Talks Hatton And Silencing Doubters
Rising Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has a huge bout ahead of him this Saturday, March 5th at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Not only will he be going up against English bomber Mathew Hatton, but the twenty year old will be finally fighting for a major world title. Some say it is too early, [...]
“Canelo” Challenges Marquez?
In a bit of a odd statement, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez challenged lineal lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez to fight him. The statements were made on Tuesday on a Mexican TV show. The statement was in response to Marquez’s comment on the WBC granting Alvarez a title shot of the super welterweight championship against Matthew Hatton [...]
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Moves Into Next Phase Of Training
In preparation for his WBC super welterweight title bout with Mathew “Magic” Hatton, Mexican boxing superstar Saúl “Canelo” Alvarez has intensified his training for his Match 5th bout. “Canelo” is now timing for optimal peak shape, as he will pick up his road work and now spar every third day. With a win over Hatton, [...]
Alvarez & Hatton To Fight For WBC Super Welterweight Title
The ante has been raised in one of 2011′s highest stakes bouts, as it was announced today that the vacant WBC Super Welterweight World Championship will be on the line when Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Matthew “Magic” Hatton meet on March 5 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California in a bout which will be televised [...]
Canelo vs. Hatton Conference Call Notes
Golden Boy Promotions held a conference call for gathered media earlier today to hype up the upcoming March 5th WBC Super Welterweight title fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Matthew Hatton in Anaheim, CA. Below are a few notes from that conference call: Oscar De La Hoya: “We are very happy and grateful that the [...]
Training Update: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was spotted in Puerto Vallarata, Mexico as he prepares for his March 5th battle with European slugger Matthew Hatton. “Canelo” was in town to promote his promotions company next card on the 19th of February at the Disco Collage in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The main card will see Tomoki Kameda take on [...]
“Canelo” Tells Chavez Jr. “Im Here For A Fight”
During a recent radio interview, rising mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez commented on the recent verbal back and forth between Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya and son of Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. De la Hoya, made public comments over his twitter in which he bashed Chavez Jr. on his decision [...]
Ponce De Leon Added To Alvarez/Hatton Undercard
Golden Boy Promotions announced today that Daniel Ponce De Leon and Adrien “The Problem” Broner will face off in a ten round junior lightweight bout on the under card of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton, March 5 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Ca. The promotions company has not announced any other bouts at [...]