Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez live blog

12:29 a.m. -- And here comes Floyd Mayweather, marching to the ring with his own personal rapper. And of course, Justin Bieber. It's actually rapper Lil Wayne,
Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez live blog
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez steps into the ring for his fight against Floyd Mayweather.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez steps into the ring for his fight against Floyd Mayweather :: Al Bello/Getty Images

12:29 a.m. -- And here comes Floyd Mayweather, marching to the ring with his own personal rapper. And of course, Justin Bieber. It's actually rapper Lil Wayne, performing a special-for-this-ringwalk original. The ubiquitous Sam Watson -- often confused with Al Haymon (he works for Haymon) has an arm draped over Bieber's shoulder. Bieber looks truly uncomfortable.

Saul Alvarez (left) takes a shot at Floyd Mayweather in Saturday night's fight.
Saul Alvarez (left) takes a shot at Floyd Mayweather in Saturday night's fight :: Al Bello/Getty Images

11:12 -- Jimmy Lennon Jr. introducing the referee (Tony Weeks) and judges. Weeks is a good ref for this fight. He's a let 'em fight kind of guy, doesn't usually get involved. Judges? They aren't going to matter.

Danny Garcia (right) held off Lucas Matthysse to keep his super lightweight belt.
Danny Garcia (right) held off Lucas Matthysse to keep his super lightweight belt :: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Wow. Just tabulated my scores from Garcia-Matthysse and I had Matthysse 114-113. Gave Matthysse four of the first five rounds and six total. Five for Garcia. Garcia was in control most of the second half of the fight, but those early rounds piled up.


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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.