Tickets go on sale Wednesday for Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan fight

Saul Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Erislandy Lara during their Super Welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 12, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Tickets, priced from $150 to $1,500 plus applicable fees, go on sale online at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the May 7 middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan.

The bout will be the first fight in the new arena, which will seat 20,000 for boxing.

Tickets are available at t-mobilearena.com and axs.com. There is an 8-ticket limit per person.

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