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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, of Mexico, and Matthew "Magic" Hatton of Great Britain, pose during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote their upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title. The bout Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Saul Alvarez, right, of Mexico, right, and his trainer Jose Reynoso pose during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote his upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title against Matthew Hatton. The b Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Matthew "Magic" Hatton of Great Britain, center, his brother Ricky hatton, left, and trainer Bob Shannon wait to speak during a press conference to promote their upcoming boxing match against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico, not shown, for the vacant WBC Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Matthew Hatton of Great Britain, poses during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote his upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title against Saul Alvarez. The bout is scheduled for Saturday at th Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Matthew Hatton of Great Britain, speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote his upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title against Saul Alvarez. The bout is scheduled for Saturday at t Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Saul Alvarez of Mexico waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote his upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title against Matthew Hatton. The bout is scheduled for Saturday at th Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Matthew "Magic" Hatton of Great Britain, right, and his brother and Hatton Promotions president Ricky Hatton, wait to speak during a press conference to promote their upcoming boxing match against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico, not shown, for the vacant Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Saul Alvarez, of Mexico, talks during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote his upcoming boxing match for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title against Matthew Hatton. The bout is scheduled for Saturday at the Hond Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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Boxers Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, of Mexico,, and Matthew "Magic" Hatton, right, of Great Britain, are joined by co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya with the championship belt during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote their u Reed Saxon, Associated Press
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The prince of Mexican boxing is ready for his coronation, and only the kid brother of a famous English brawler stands in his way.

Saul Alvarez's career has been on a skyward trajectory since his early teens, and the hard-hitting 20-year-old can make championship history even more quickly than he imagined Saturday night.

He'll fight at Anaheim's Honda Center for the vacant WBC super welterweight belt against Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KOs). He's the less heralded brother of former 140-pound champion Ricky Hatton.

Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KOs) would be the youngest fighter to win a belt in this weight class.

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Everybody knows the redheaded, freckle-faced slugger as "Canelo." That's the Spanish word for cinnamon.

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