The year-old middleweight will fight Glen Tapia in the HBO pay-per-view co-feature to Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan on May 7, Golden Boy Promotions announced Monday. A week after failing to make weight for his 163lb catch-weight fight against James De Lara Rosa, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) has been added to the May 7 fight card headlined by WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) vs. Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs).
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Las Vegas (HBO PPV)
Canelo Alvarez (C, No. 7 P4P) vs. Amir Khan (No. 2 welterweight)
12 rounds – Middleweight division (155-pound catchweight) (for Alvarez’s RING and WBC titles)
David Lemieux vs. Glen Tapia
10 rounds – Middleweight division
Frankie Gomez vs. Mauricio Herrera (No. 8 jr. welterweight)
10 rounds – Welterweight division
Diego De La Hoya vs. Rocco Santomauro
10 rounds – Junior featherweight division
Patrick Teixeira vs. Curtis Stevens
10 rounds – Middleweight division
Jason Quigley vs. James De La Rosa
10 rounds – Middleweight division
