Mayweather to take on Alvarez
Floyd Mayweather will fight young Mexican star Canelo Alvarez on September 14 at the MGM Grand. “I chose my opponent for September 14th and it’s Canelo Alvarez,” Mayweather said on Wednesday night on Twitter. “I’m giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand.” Alvarez sent a tweet in Spanish announcing the fight. The 36-year-old Mayweather is unbeaten in 44 fights. Twenty-two-year-old Alvarez is 42-0-1. The fight will be contested at a catch weight of 69kg and offers a rare bout between two unbeaten fighters in their primes. “Floyd has said from day one that he wants to give fans the best fight out there, and here it is,” said the boxer’s co-manager, Leonard Ellerbe.