A few notes from around the boxing world:

• The promotion for Miguel Cotto’s middleweight championship defense against Canelo Alvarez on Nov. 21 (HBO PPV) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is heating up. Golden Boy and Roc Nation Sports announced that Monday that the fight will be available in movie theaters around the country, thanks to a deal with Fathom Events. Theater goers will see the same presentation as those watching on pay-per-view. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. For a list of theater locations go the Fathom Events event page here. Also, HBO announced a two-part “24/7” series following the build up to the bout. “24/7 Cotto/Canelo” will debut on HBO on Nov. 7 at approximately 11:45 p.m. ET/PT (immediately following the live Timothy Bradley Jr.-Brandon Rios fight). The second episode debuts Nov. 19 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Cotto will be appearing in his fifth “24/7” series. It will be Alvarez’s first series.

• With Fres Oquendo sidelined for several months because of a shoulder injury that forced him out of an Oct. 17 mandatory rematch with secondary heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1, 21 KOs), Australia’s Lucas Browne (23-0, 20 KOs), the mandatory challenger for the winner, said he is ready, willing and able to face Chagaev. "I can't wait to get my shot at Ruslan Chagaev," Browne said. “I've been waiting patiently by the phone for news and they say good things come to those who wait. People are asking me where the fight will take place, but we have to wait for the WBA to give us the green light. After that, I honestly don't care where it happens, although having it in Australia or even in Britain, where I've boxed many times, would be fantastic. At the end of the day I've traveled overseas a few times now to box and I enjoy the experience. I'd be happy to fight Chagaev anywhere."

• Australia’s Sam Soliman opted out of facing France’s Hassan N’Dam in a middleweight title eliminator between former titleholders on Nov. 21 in Paris. So with Soliman bowing out, Avtandil Khurtsidze (31-2-2, 20 KOs), a New York-based native of Georgia (the former Soviet Republic, not the state) will face N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs) instead. The winner will earn the No. 2 ranking in the IBF and move a step closer to a mandatory fight against unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin.