By Joel Colon

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - There was a tense face to face when Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and WBC 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara made their grand arrivals to the venue. They will battle on Saturday night in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. Also, three division champion Abner Mares arrived to face off with Jonathan Oquendo of Puerto Rico, and former two division king Juan Manuel Lopez was face to face with undefeated super featherweight contender Francisco Vargas.