Despite Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s long-running war of words with Ronda Rousey, the unbeaten boxer (49-0) declined to join the chorus of social media catcalls directed at the former UFC bantamweight champion following her stunning loss Saturday to Holly Holm.
When Miguel Cotto enters the ring at Mandalay Bay Saturday against Canelo Alvarez, it will be without his World Boxing Council middleweight championship belt.
For an industry that has endured a lot of criticism and skepticism from boxing fans everywhere, the promoters and network producing Saturday’s pay-per-view fight between Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto at Mandalay Bay on HBO PPV are optimistic the event will be a success — inside and outside the ring.
