Liam Smith conflict with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on September 17 will occur at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Liam Smith vs Canelo Alvarez
Smith (23-0-1-KO13) is stepping up in class to face previous WBC middleweight champion Alvarez, whose latest triumph was a rebuffing 6th round stoppage of Amir Khan in May.
Alvarez had been required to tackle Gennady Golovkin subsequent to beating Khan, yet rather chose to surrender the WBC belt and move down a weight to tackle Liverpudlian Smith, who holds the WBO super-welterweight title.
Smith won the belt a year ago when he thumped out John Thompson in seven rounds at the Manchester Arena.
Alvarez (47-1-1-KO32) already held the WBA and WBC super-welterweight belts however lost them in 2013 when he endured the main annihilation of his expert vocation against Floyd Mayweather.
Texas cherishes Canelo, and Canelo adores Texas so it was an easy decision to have this battle at AT&T Stadium," promoter Oscar De La Hoya said in an announcement. Boxing News
"Texas resemble Canelo's second home, and he has expressed that he needs to battle in Texas once per year for his fans. My companion Jerry Jones [owner of the Cowboys] extended the welcome to Canelo to battle at AT&T Stadium, so it was a simple choice for us."
AT&T Stadium has beforehand held a couple of prominent Manny Pacquiao battles - against Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito - in 2013. Boxing Schedule
A segment of the ticket continues - they go on special on Thursday - will go to Dallas Police and Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers.
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