By Ernest Gabion

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya believes the upcoming junior middleweight unification, set for April 20th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, will prove WBC champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-0-1, 30KOs) is the real deal. Canelo will face undefeated WBA beltholder Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26-0, 14Kos) in a very anticipated fight.

"Canelo is a star; he can carry his own show. This is now the real deal. Austin Trout is the champion, he's undefeated. This will prove a lot of people wrong. This going to be the fight that will prove Canelo is the real deal. The fight is a sellout and we're opening more seats. We're looking at a crowd of maybe 45 or 50,000 fans. So has the star power. And even though he has his millions of fans, he still wants to prove that he is the real deal, that he is the best. This is the beginning," De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com.