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Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan official for May 7 in Las Vegas

Oh God why.

The boxing public has been giving Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez grief for refusing to defend his newly-won middleweight title at middleweight.

They'll be happy to know that Alvarez has taken their criticism to heart.

Delighted to announce i will be fighting @Canelo May 7th Cinco De Mayo, Las Vegas for the 155lbs @WBCBoxing title!

— Amir Khan (@AmirKingKhan) February 2, 2016

Yep.

Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KO), who just recently moved up to welterweight after a long run at 140 pounds, will step way up in weight to face "Canelo," who won the WBC middleweight belt from Miguel Cotto last November.