Undefeated pound for pound Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Mexico’s young new star prodigy Saul ”Canelo” Alvarez are predicted to break Pay-Per-View records in the upcoming bout “The One – Mayweather vs Canelo”. The 12-round fight slated for September 14 will be contested at 152 pounds with both men’s super welterweight/junior middleweight titles on the line – Mayweather’s WBA super welterweight ”super” championship, and Alvarez’s WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine super welterweight championships.
Thousands turned out in Times Square for the kick-off of an 11-city, 2-country, 9-day media tour which includes stops in cities such as Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami and Mexico City.
Mayweather, 36, is unbeaten in 44 fights, the last a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero on May 4 in defense of his 147-pound title.
Alvarez, a 22-year-old rising star, is 42-0-1 and unified the 154-pound titles with a unanimous victory over Austin Trout on April 20.
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