Canelo vs Jacobs Live Fight TV

Canelo Alvarez Vs. Daniel Jacobs: Date, Time, Live Stream, And Viewing Info

 

Cinco de Mayo weekend is coming up and Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is set for one of the most difficult matchups of his career. Alvarez will look to unify three of the four recognized middleweight world titles when he stakes his WBA and WBC belts against IBF champion Daniel Jacobs.

Jacobs is a legitimate threat to beat Alvarez, unlike the latter's last opponent Rocky Fielding. Despite a huge size advantage as Alvarez moved up to 168 pounds to challenge for a lesser WBA title, Fielding looked disinterested and bowed out in the third round from a body shot. Don't look for a fighter of Jacobs' ilk to go softly into a good night.

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If Alvarez does beat him, you can bet there will be a battle. Alvarez deserves all the credit in the world for taking this fight. It's a tough matchup against a taller, skilled opponent with a real chance to compete or even win this fight. If Alvarez was still fighting on pay-per-view, this fight would be an automatic purchase for boxing fans.

Don't be surprised to see some fighters, trainers, and members of the media picking Jacobs to get the win. Jacobs lost a disputed decision against Gennady Golovkin in 2017 and has won three straight fights en route to this huge opportunity. The cancer-survivor has the heart and will to pull off the monumental accomplishment. All things considered, he couldn't ask for a better opportunity. The question is: will he seize it?

Undercard

The main event had better be good because the undercard doesn't look special–at least not on paper. The fight that will set the table for Alvarez-Jacobs is a battle for the interim WBA super middleweight title between John Ryder and Bilal Akkawy.

Here are the other fights on the card:

• Lamont Roach vs. Jonathan Oquendo
• Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Mauricio Herrera
• Sadam Ali vs. Anthony Young
• Francisco Esparza vs. Aram Avagyan

Potential Viewership Competition

Luckily for Golden Boy and DAZN, the sports programming that figures to provide the stiffest competition should be just about done before Alvarez and Jacobs climb into the ring. Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets Western Conference Semifinals series begins at 8:30 pm ET, barring overtime, it should conclude around 11 pm. That's right around the time Alvarez and Jacobs should be in the ring.

The same can be said for UFC Fight Night Ottawa. A fan-friendly main card begins on ESPN+ at 8 pm ET. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone will face "Raging" Al Iaquinta in the main event.

DAZN doesn't usually share its viewership numbers, but you'd have to think the combination of the weakness of the lead-up bouts, the overlap with one of the most compelling NBA Playoff series, and a solid UFC card (though it is also behind a paywall) will lead to low engagement for the undercard.