As the countdown to fight day looms, Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez (48-1, 34 KO's) and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2, 34 KO's) have a history leading to their showdown on May 6, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo, who is the former WBC, WBA and WBO Super Welterweight champion and the WBC Middleweight champion and Chavez, Jr., the former WBC Middleweight Champion have had different paths throughout their careers.
The following video by HBO PPV displays the lore of boxing in Mexico and the story of Canelo and Chavez, Jr. leading up to this mega boxing fight on May 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, which is already sold out.