PPV.com, which does not require a subscription, returns to the ring when it live streams in the U.S. and Canada, an action-packed Cinco de Mayo weekend fistic fiesta, featuring the twelve-round world super middleweight championship battle between undisputed champion Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and the undefeated former junior middleweight title holder Jaime Munguía (43-0, 34 KOs). The all-Mexican match-up takes place Saturday, May 4th beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The Canelo-Munguía world championship event will emanate live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Priced at $89.99, it can be ordered by clicking here.

 

Canelo vs. Munguía is the first four-belt undisputed title fight between Mexican combatants, harkening back to the great México vs. México matchups of the past including classics such as Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, Carlos Zárate vs. Alfonso Zamora, and Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez.   

 

“Despite the clear identity logic of this -- Mexican puncher-boxer vs. Mexican master boxer-puncher -- Canelo, for quite a while, projected disinterest.  Now that Munguia has boosted his profile with a couple of recent notable wins, Canelo is interested.  Canelo's proven chin makes him a solid favorite, but as last Saturday night demonstrated, boxing is still the theater of the unexpected," said Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Lampley, who will be co-hosting the exclusive viewer chat, in real time, during the PPV.com broadcast of the HD live stream. 

     

Joining Lampley on the live viewer chat will be award-winning journalist Lance Pugmire, and "Inside Boxing Live” podcast hosts Dan Canobbio and former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri.  They will also be providing exclusive fight week commentary and reports from Las Vegas for PPV.com's website and social platforms.  

 

Canobbio and Algieri have moved their popular Inside Boxing Live podcast to PPV.com, where they produce two fresh episodes weekly, provide onsite coverage during major pay-per-view fight weeks, host their own weekly live chat every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, and join fight night live viewer chats.   

 

PPV.com which does not require a subscription, will offer Canelo vs. Munguía to viewers in the U.S. and Canada.  iNDEMAND, the parent company of PPV.comM, will also be carrying the event through its network of cable and telco operators in the U.S. and Canada via providers including Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, Optimum, Fios, Rogers, Bell, SaskTel, and Telus, among others.

 

JIM LAMPLEY

 

Jim is a recipient of the Boxing Writers Association of America’s (BWAA) Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in its 2015 class.  He served as anchor and commentator for “HBO World Championship Boxing” for 30 years and has covered numerous Olympic Games during his long and distinguished career in sports broadcasting.      

 

LANCE PUGMIRE

 

Lance is a recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism, the BWAA's highest honor.  He brings over 30 years of experience covering the sweet science for the Los Angeles Times, The Athletic, and USA Today.  He currently serves as senior U.S. writer for BoxingScene.com.