
Canelo vs Cintron on November 26th - The deal for junior middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to make his third defense against former welterweight titleholder Kermit Cintron on Nov. 26 has been finalized, Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Tuesday night. Alvarez and Cintron will meet in the main event of a "Boxing After Dark" split-site tripleheader on HBO, Schaefer said. "It's finalized. It's a great fight, another dangerous fight for Canelo and another step up for him," Schaefer said. Rafael's boxing blog Get the latest scoop and analysis on the world of boxing from ESPN.com's Dan Rafael in his blog. Schaefer said that the site was not finalized yet, but added that the fight would take place in Mexico, Alvarez's home country, where he is a major star. "We are working on the venue, either Mexico City or Cancun," Schaefer said. The other two bouts on the telecast will come from Cincinnati, where hometown fighter Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KOs) will fight for a vacant junior lightweight belt against an opponent to be determined, likely Argentina's Vicente Rodriguez (34-2-1, 19 KOs), with blue chip featherweight prospect Gary Russell (18-0, 10 KOs), a 2008 US Olympian, opening the show against an opponent to be named. Alvarez, 21, won a vacant 154-pound belt in March with a shutout decision win against Matthew Hatton. Alvarez followed with a similarly dominant 12th-round knockout of Ryan Rhodes in June. In his second defense, Alvarez had some trouble <b>...</b>
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