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Sadam Ali and Eddie Gomez, both once-beaten welterweight contenders, will face separate opponents in scheduled 10-round fights Sept. 17 at AT&T Stadium -- home of the Dallas Cowboys -- in Arlington, Texas, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Monday.Their fights will take place on the undercard of lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarezs return to the junior middleweight division to challenge world titleholder Liam Smith in the main event of the HBO PPV card.Although not part of the pay-per-view telecast, the Ali and Gomez bouts will be included in preliminary coverage that will air as part of the freeview on many pay-per-view channels and also stream live on various digital outlets, including HBOs boxing YouTube page, Golden Boy Promotions website and the Ring magazine website beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.Ali (22-1, 13 KOs), 27, of Brooklyn, New York, will take on Saul Corral (22-7, 13 KOs), 29, of Mexico, who has won three fights in a row since suffering a third-round knockout loss to former junior welterweight titleholder Mike Alvarado on March 19.Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, will be boxing for the first time since Jessie Vargas knocked him out in the ninth round of a vacant welterweight world title fight on March 5 in Washington, D.C.Gomez (19-1, 11 KOs), 24, of Bronx, New York, will square off with Dario Ferman (13-1, 10 KOs), 32, of Mexico, who is coming off a fifth-round knockout loss on May 20. Gomez will be seeking his fourth win in a row since an upset 10-round decision loss to Francisco Santana in June 2014.On Sept. 17, Sadam Ali is determined to prove that he is still a force to be reckoned with after a difficult loss to Jessie Vargas earlier this year, and Eddie Gomez will show the fans that he is a threat not to be ignored in the hot welterweight division, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya said.Several other bouts from the undercard will be streamed on Golden Boys Facebook page and the Ring magazine website beginning at 3:20 p.m. ET.Among those who will be seen are a trio of prospects, including lightweight Hector El Finito Tanajara Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs), 19, of San Antonio, in a six-round bout; bantamweight Joshua Franco (6-0, 3 KOs), 20, of San Antonio, in a six-round fight against Brian Bazan (9-2, 6 KOs), of Mexico; and 18-year-old Dallas junior welterweight Vergil Ortiz (1-0, 1 KO).?Junior welterweight Zachary Ochoa (15-0, 7 KOs), 23, of Brooklyn, New York, is also on the card. He will face an opponent to be determined in an eight-round bout.Also on the card against opponents to be determined in scheduled six-round bouts are 21-year-old Mexican junior middleweight Alexis Salazar (12-3, 6 KOs) -- one of Alvarezs sparring partners to prepare him for Smith -- and light heavyweight Anthony Yarde (7-0, 6 KOs), 25, of England, who will be making his United States debut.The preliminary undercard for Canelo versus Smith features a string of talented and exciting fighters to watch in the ring, from rising welterweight contenders to young, thirsty lightweight and bantamweight prospects, De La Hoya said. Additionally, we have some of Texas most promising prospects on the card with Vergil Ortiz, Hector Tanajara Jr. and Joshua Franco and, as fight fans know, some of the best fighters in the sport have come from the Lone Star State. Air Max France . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. 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CHICAGO -- In what has been a lost season for him to this point, Chicago White Sox pitcher James Shields believes theres still time to take something positive out of it.Shields overcame some early struggles in a quality start on Saturday night before Whit Merrifield hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a three-run seventh inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 6-5 victory.I havent been the spoiler too often in my career, said Shields, a one-time Royals mainstay. I mean, we want to be that team that finishes strong and has a good thought process going into the off-season.Two of my last three (starts) have been pretty good, so well see how it goes.Shields, who helped the Royals reach the 2014 World Series, allowed three runs and four hits. He avoided his 18th loss despite moving into the major league lead with 37 home runs allowed.The 34-year-old Shields has two years and $22 million left on his contract.Absolutely, I want to be here, said Shields, who reported no issues with his recent back problem. Im planning on it. My contract says Im going be back here.Royals closer Wade Davis gave up a single to Tyler Saladino and a double to Adam Eaton to lead off the ninth before Melky Cabreras infield single cut the deficit to one.With the tying run on third and one out, Davis struck out Jose Abreu and Justin Morneau for his 23rd save as the Royals remained four games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.We had a shot at `em, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. I mean, you really dont get that many opportunities against Wade. He proves every time he goes out there how good he is.Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer in the first and Alex Gordon a solo shot in the fourth off Shields. The struggling righty exited after six innings leading 4-3 before the Chicagos bullpen faltered.Chris Beck (2-2) was charged with three runs while giving up two hits and a walk and getting one out.Davis was the last of five relievers after Edinson Volquez, who allowed four runs and nine hits over five innings.dddddddddddd.Kevin McCarthy (1-0) got the last out of the sixth and Joakim Soria struck out two in a perfect eighth to earn his first major league victory.I still havent wrapped my head around the whole being up here yet, McCarthy said. My head is still spinning.Morneau doubled twice and drove in a run in a two-run fifth as the White Sox went ahead 4-3.Abreu drove in his 90th run and Saladino went 3 for 4 to leave him 9 for 12 in the past three games.Volquez allowed the leadoff batter to reach in all five innings, but the Royals overcame Chicagos 12 hits for their fourth win in 10 games.THE MORE, THE MERRIFIELDMerrifield, a 27-year-old rookie forced into duty thanks to Kansas Citys numerous injuries, has driven in 21 runs in 60 games.MORNEAUS FUTUREMorneau, signed in June to a one-year deal, will decide after the season whether to try to play in 2016. Hes 35.Oh, hes got something left, Ventura said. He can play next year if he wants to.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: C Salvador Perez (bruised right wrist) returned after a two-game absence. ... RF Lorenzo Cain (sore left wrist) was sidelined again after he had discomfort swinging in his return Friday. The Royals say they want to wait a week before deciding if hell be shut down for the season. Cain declined comment after the game.White Sox: Ventura said its unlikely 2B Brett Lawrie, who last played July 21, returns this season. Lawrie remains in Arizona dealing with nagging knee pain after originally being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Its become a long shot at this point just because hes been out so long, Ventura said.UP NEXTWhite Sox ace Chris Sale (15-7, 3.07 ERA) faces RHP Ian Kennedy (10-9, 3.76) in the series finale Sunday. ' ' '