At Las Vegas (Showtime PPV): Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara, 12 rounds, junior middleweights; Abner Mares vs. Jonathan Oquendo, 10 rounds, featherweights; Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Francisco Vargas, 10 rounds, junior lightweights; Johan Perez vs. Mauricio Herrera, 12 rounds, for Perez's WBA interim junior welterweight title; Tomoki Kameda vs. Pungluang Sor Singyu, 12 rounds, for Kameda's WBO bantamweight title; Yamaguchi Falcao vs. Jesus Cruz, 4 or 6 rounds, middleweights; Jason Quiggly vs. Howard Reece, 4 rounds, middleweights; Yoandris Salinas vs. Enrique Quevedo, 10 rounds, junior featherweights; John Karl Sosa vs. Luis Bello, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
ShanTheMan - Call me crazy, but I think Lara has got this one.
Bleacher Report has 3/5 writers picking Alvarez, all stating it will be very close (majority decision or split). Definitley not crazy to think Lara can win, he's underrated. Says a ton about Canelo's character to pick Lara.