Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan are set for a bout on May 7 in Las Vegas. This news has recently flourished on the boxing industry and has shocked not only the fans but the experts, too. The Canelo vs Khan showdown will be a huge fight on HBO’s pay-per-view.
The recent announcement has drawn different reactions from boxing fans around the globe. Some have raised eyebrows upon hearing that Canelo vs Khan will be marketed as a big fight. Some doubt that it will attract a million buys. Amir Khan has been making noise as a contender because of his excellent boxing skills. Khan is said to already be a big name in the industry but, is he really? Can he make a million fans watch him over pay-per-view?
Oscar de la Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is the promoter for this upcoming Canelo vs Khan. Of course, de la Hoya is known to be very optimistic regarding sales of any fight he puts up. For this, he expects that it will draw more than one million sales. He believes that it will exceed Canelo vs Cotto that happened in November last year.
