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CANELO ALVAREZ DEMOTED BACK TO REGULAR HBO

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Channel: Shady Slim · 2016 · Sports

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Canelo Alvarez back on regular HBO In December, Canelo likely to fight on HBO (not PPV) in December
LINK: http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/16255/notes-canelo-likely-to-fight-on-hbo-not-ppv-in-december

Although many are not happy that lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will drop down to junior middleweight and challenge Liam Smith for his belt on Sept. 17 on HBO PPV -- which will charge around $70 for a fight viewed as a mismatch against an opponent with zero American profile -- rather than face unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin, take heart. Although Alvarez is unlikely to face Golovkin until at least fall 2017, he is planning to fight again on Dec. 10 as he makes his way up to a full-fledged middleweight, and that fight is ticketed for regular HBO rather than HBO PPV, multiple sources with knowledge of the discussions told ESPN.com. When Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) left Showtime and signed an exclusive contract with HBO in late 2014, HBO officials and Golden Boy made a big deal out of the fact that the agreement called for live network bouts in addition to pay-per-view appearances. Canelo to fight on December 10 on regular HBO

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