A three-fight free-view will precede the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga Pay-Per-View event.

As previously reported by The Ring, the free-to-air PBC on Prime Video card is headlined by the Stephen Fulton-Carlos Castro featherweight. Two more bouts were also confirmed for the Sept. 14 show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fringe welterweight contenders Roiman Villa and Ricardo Salas will meet in a ten-round contest. Opening the tripleheader, Canelo stablemate Jonathan ‘La Roca’ Lopez takes on San Antonio’s Richard Medina in an eight-round affair.

The three-fight Prime Video portion of the card will air live beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT. Viewers are not required to purchase the PPV or evdn hold a Prime membership to watch the lead-in show.

Philadephia’s Fulton (21-1, 8 knockouts) fights for the first time since his lone career defeat. The former WBC/WBO 122-pound titlist suffered an eighth-round knockout to Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) last July 25 in Tokyo.

The Ring’s No. 1-rated 122-pounder will now test the featherweight waters. He was initially upset about not landing on the PPV undercard, after already losing out on an Aug. fight date. Calmer heads have since prevailed, as Fulton is set for a new platform, weight and team as he is now trained by Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis.

“It’s been a long time coming, but I’m glad to be back in the ring,” said Fulton. “I’ve been in the gym and learning new techniques with Bozy Ennis that I can’t wait to show my fans and the boxing world.

“This is a tremendous event. I plan to show out on my way to becoming a two-division world champion.”

Castro (30-2, 14 KOs) aims to extend his modest three-fight win streak after back-to-back defeats.

The 30-year-old Phoenix-based Mexican boxer dropped a Feb. 2022 split decision to former two-division titlist Luis Nery (35-2, 27 KOs). The fight bumped him out of title contention.

It was more so the case when Castro was stopped in the sixth round by Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) later that January. Three wins in his Phoenix hometown have restored his confidence. However, the idea of derailing Fulton’s plans is the true motivating factor here.

“Fighting Fulton is going to bring the best out of me. I can promise you that,’’ said Castro. “These opportunities only come along so often. I will take advantage of it because my life has been boxing for as long as I can remember. Come Sept. 14 I will be the best entertainer of all the boxers that night.’’

Venezuela’s Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) has not fought since a ninth-round knockout loss to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) last July 9 in Atlantic City. The fight snapped a seven-fight win streak.

“I’m very happy to be returning to the ring and I’m ready to chase my dream of becoming world champion,” said Villa. “I’m 100% ready to make the most of this opportunity. My team has put me in a great position and now it’s on me to execute in the ring.

“I learned a lot in my last fight and I can’t wait to show everyone what I can do on September 14.”

Salas (19-2-2, 14 KOs) steps up in competition but is surrounded by world class talent. The 25-year-old Mexico City native is a stablemate of former WBA 140-pound titleholder Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

However, it’s a far more popular Mexican icon whom he hopes to emulate on Mexican Independence Weekend.

“Ever since I started boxing, my goal was to fight in the U.S. and in Las Vegas like my idol Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. did,” said Salas. “I can’t wait to finally make that dream a reality on September 14. I’m going to make sure that everyone knows my name after this fight.”

The opening bout of the evening features one of the sport’s brightest prospects.

Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) has won inside the distance in ten of his past eleven starts. The Eddy Reynoso-trained and managed 21-year-old fights for the third time in 2024, all in a four-month span.

“I’m very motivated by this opportunity,” noted Lopez. “I am thankful to Eddy Reynoso, Canelo and my whole team for putting me on this platform. This is a huge chance for me to fight on Canelo’s undercard and I’m going to make the most of it.

I’m ready to go out there and give the fans a great fight that they’re going to love.”

The night marks the first time that Lopez appears on a Canelo undercard.

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