With the holiday season fast approaching, boxing fans will have plenty to celebrate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the star-studded "ROYAL BATTLE: Khan vs. Alexander" has grown to a quadrupleheader. Added to the previously announced SHOWTIME telecast will be a 10-round featherweight bout featuring former three-division world champion Abner Mares (27-1-1, 14 KOs) against Mexico's Jose Ramirez (24-3-2, 15 KOs), and opening the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING portion of the event at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT will be a 12-round IBF Title Elimination bout between unbeaten Jermall Charlo (19-0, 15 KOs) and Italy's Lenny Bottai (22-2, 9 KOs).Headlined by the high-stakes 12-round welterweight matchups between British superstar and former unified super lightweight world champion Amir "King" Khan and former two-division world champion Devon Alexander "The Great," and featuring the interim WBA Welterweight World Championship 12-round title fight between Keith "One Time" Thurman against Leonard "The Lion" Bundu, the live SHOWTIME event will offer a full night of boxing action.
Reported by RingNews24 10 minutes ago.
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