“TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” Grand Arrivals Quotes and Photos For Saturday’s SHOWTIME PPV Showdown

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LAS VEGAS (March 4, 2014) – As hundreds of fans and media stood in lines that stretched from the sidewalk outside the main doors to the make-shift ring inside the lobby of MGM Grand in Las Vegas, popular Mexican boxing superstar and former World Champion Canelo Alvarez, his opponent this Saturday, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo, and five-of-the-six other fighters who’ll compete on “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo,” made their official entry into the hotel Tuesday afternoon

JORGE LINARES VS. NIHITO ARAKAWA FIGHT ELEVATED TO “TOE TO TOE: CANELO VS. ANGULO” SHOWTIME PPV TELECAST

AFTER INJURY FORCES OMAR FIGUEROA TO WITHDRAW FROM WBC TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST RICARDO ALVAREZ

LAS VEGAS – A lightweight fight between former two-time World Champion Jorge “Niño de Oro” Linares (35-3, 23 KOs) and exciting Japanese contender Nihito Arakawa (24-3-1, 16 KOs) has been elevated to open the SHOWTIME PPV presentation of “TOE TO TOE: CANELO VS. ANGULO,” a four-fight pay-per-view event airing live this Saturday, March 8, (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT), from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas