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SIGHTINGS- ALVAREZ-GOLOVKIN REMATCH BRINGS OUT THE STARS

A galaxy of stars turned out Saturday for the highly anticipated rematch of middleweight superstars Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Genady Golovkin at T-Mobile Arena.

The celebrity starpower included LeBron James, NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt, former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson, Oscar winner Denzel Washington, NBA great Charles Barkley, international singing star Luis Miguel, actor Will Smith and comedian David Chappelle.

Also in the crowd: UFC greats Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, former boxing champions Bernard Hopkins, Fernando Vargas, Daniel Ponce de Leon, Miguel Cotto; baseball All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, music stars Usher and Prince Royce, San Jose Sharks star Evander Kane, comedians Cedric the Entertainer and George Lopez, actors Kit Harrington of “Game of Thrones” and Omar Benson Miller, actress Rosie Perez, actor and ex-UCLA linebacker Donovan Carter of HBO’s “Ballers,” David Benioff, co-creator of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” boxing titlists Jorge Linares and Danny Jacobs and James’ business partner Maverick Carter and rising boxing star Ryan Garcia.

Alvarez, 50-1-1, dethroned Golovkin, 38-1-1, before a sellout crowd of 21,965.

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