Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez live stream: Watch online boxing Showtime PPV [Start time]

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Floyd Mayweather will take on Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night in a Showtime PPV spectacular that has captured the attention of the boxing world. The fight will start sometime from midnight Eastern Time (ET) or 9 p.m. PT, with the undercard fights beginning from 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).

All the action can be watched on TV through PPV on Showtime or watched online through PPV live stream via the link provided below.

This should be an exciting match up between two undefeated fighters.

Mayweather of course needs no introduction, having made his way through his career taking down everyone in his path. He is considered by many to be the best pound for pound boxer in the world, and he will be the favorite to gain the victory tonight.

However, for once his opponent has captured the imagination of the world boxing public, and also comes into this fight undefeated.

Canelo Alvarez enters the fight with a record of 42-0-1 with 30 knock outs. He is considered a very solid fighter, and is touted by some to be a serious challenge for Mayweather tonight.

In an era of boxing where very few fights are capturing the imagination of the boxing public – especially at the heavyweight and middleweight levels – this fight has surprised some with the amount of attention and the excitement surrounding it. Some truly feel as though Alvarez could be the man to seriously challenge Mayweather. Even if he does not, many are expecting there to be fireworks in the fight, and not be another lame match up where Mayweather entirely overwhelms his opponent and claims another very standard win to add to his large collection.

The fight tonight could be a classic, and you dare to miss this one at your peril.

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The undercard starts at 9 p.m. ET with the main fight of Mayweather vs Alvarez set to take place from midnight Eastern Time. The fight can be watched on TV through Showtime PPV and the fight can also be watched online through live stream by clicking here.

Fans can also visit FathomEvents.com to find the nearest theater to watch the fight. 

Fans in the UK can watch the fight online via LiveSport TV for BoxNation.