Las Vegas (July 9, 2014) – Fighters on this Saturday’s “Honor & Glory: Canelo vs. Lara” card took part in open to the public workouts earlier today, just three days before their scheduled bouts on Saturday, July 12 at MGM Grand Garden Arena live on SHOWTIME PPV®.
Fighters on the PPV card, Canelo Alvarez, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara, Abner Mares, Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo, Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas, Johan “El Terrible” Perez, and Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera joined undercard fighters Tomoki Kameda, Pungluang Singyu, Yamaguchi Falcao and Jason Quigley in the ring to give the fans a show before their Saturday bouts.
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Photo Credit: Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos
Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
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“Honor & Glory: Canelo vs. Lara,” a 12-round junior middleweight fight taking place Saturday, July12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T. In the co-main event, Abner Mares returns to the ring to face Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo in a 10-round featherweight bout. In the SHOWTIME PPV opening bout, Johan Perez defends his interim WBA Junior Welterweight World Title against Mauricio Herrera in a 12-round matchup. Also, Juan Manuel Lopez meets Francisco Vargas in a 10-round bout for the WBO International Super Featherweight Title. The event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). For information visit www.SHO.com/Sports. Canelo vs. Lara will be shown on the big screen in movie theaters across the country via Fathom Events. Information will be available at www.fathomevents.com.
Plus, SHOWTIME® will televise undefeated WBO Bantamweight World Champion Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda defending his title in a 12-round bout against No. 1-ranked contender Pungluang Sor Singyu during “Canelo vs. Lara: COUNTDOWN LIVE” (7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the live PPV event).
Tickets are still available at the $750, $500, $250, $150, $75 and $50 price ranges, not including applicable service charges. Tickets are limited to eighteen (18) per person with a limit of eight (8) at the $75 and $50 price ranges. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com
