Canelo Alvarez efficiently retained his undisputed super-middleweight titles after defeating Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas on Saturday.
The 2 Mexican fighters have been going face to face on the T-Cellular Enviornment on the standard Cinco De Mayo weekend, nevertheless it was Canelo who claimed bragging rights with a unanimous resolution victory.
It has been a energetic construct up on battle week, with Alvarez clashing along with his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who now represents Munguia.
Canelo didn’t let that hassle him within the battle although, as he remained calm, cool and composed all through.
Munguia began the bout comparatively effectively, nevertheless it all modified in spherical 4 when Alvarez landed a giant shot that despatched his rival crashing to the canvas.
Munguia was in a position to rise up from the knockdown, however Canelo started to take over from that time onwards and was dominating proceedings heading into the later rounds.
Munguia was in a position to see out the battle, however Canelo was a transparent winner, though a number of the scorecards have been a bit nearer than anticipated, with the judges having it 117-110, 116-111, 115-112 within the defending champion’s favour.
It signifies that Munguia is handed the primary defeat of his skilled profession, whereas Alvarez stays unbeaten at 168lbs, along with his solely two losses coming towards Dmitry Bivol at light-heavyweight and Floyd Mayweather at light-middleweight.
Consideration will now flip to who Canelo will face when he’s anticipated to return in September, with followers already clamouring for the long-awaited potential showdown with David Benavidez.
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