T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to host Alvarez-Jacobs fight
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The champion-versus-champion fight between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday.
"I'm excited to return to T-Mobile Arena for a fifth time," Alvarez said in a press release. "I inaugurated this arena to boxing at an international level, and it's a place where I have had some of my biggest fights."
Alvarez - who holds a 50-1-2 record with 34 knockouts - will be defending his WBC, WBA, Lineal, and Ring Magazine middleweight world titles.
Jacobs is the current IBF middleweight world champion and boasts a 35-2 record with 29 KOs.
The highly-anticipated bout is set for May 4, 2019, and will be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
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