Showtime is offering a huge slate of coverage for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara pay-per-view, showcasing classic fights all week long leading up to the fight, and tons of other coverage as well.
Nearly a week’s worth of live and taped programming will be available on Showtime, On Demand, on mobile devices via SHOWTIME ANYTIME®, and on the premium network’s website at SHO.com/Sports.
The blitz of programming will feature classic fights, the premiere of ALL ACCESS: Canelo vs. Lara Episode 2 on Wednesday, July 9 on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT), the event’s final press conference onThursday, July 10 (live at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT) and the Official Weigh-In on Friday, July 11 (live at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT). Both the press conference and weigh-in will be streamed live via SHO.com/Sports with the weigh-in also being televised live on CBS Sports Network.
Fight Day coverage begins with a SHOWTIME EXTREME roadblock-five continuous hours of programming beginning at 10 a.m. ET/PT.
Below is the list of encore presentations of Classic Fights that will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME beginning Monday, July 7:
Monday, July 7
Canelo’s action-packed and controversial showdown with Alfredo Angulo (10 p.m. ET/PT)
Lara’s brutal slugfest with Mexican brawler Alfredo Angulo (11:15 p.m. ET/PT)
Tuesday, July 8
Canelo’s memorable win over Austin Trout in front of nearly 40,000 fans at San Antonio’s Alamodome (10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Lara’s impressive performance against former world champion Austin Trout (11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Wednesday, July 9
Canelo’s SHOWTIME debut against upset-minded Josesito Lopez (10 p.m. ET/PT)
Lara’s SHOWTIME debut against Ronald Hearns, where he showed why he is one of the most talented and dangerous fighters in the world (11:00 p.m. ET/PT on ShoBox
Abner Mares’ controversial showdown versus Daniel Ponce de Leon (11:10 p.m. ET/PT)
Thursday, July 10
Action-packed showdown between Juan Manuel Lopez and Daniel Ponce de Leon (10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Showdown of undefeated contenders Francisco Vargas and Brandon Bennett (10:45 p.m. ET/PT)
Mauricio Herrera’s thrilling slugfest with unified super lightweight champion Danny Garcia (11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
