Mexican
Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez
beat Turkish
Avni Yildirim
by knockout in three rounds this Saturday
to retain his super middleweight belts from
the World Boxing Council
and the
World Boxing Association
.
In a one-sided lawsuit in
Miami
, Yildirim's corner did not let his man out in the
fourth round
with what the Mexican added his
victory 55
, 37 on the fast track, with one loss and two draws, while the Turk suffered his third setback with 21 fights won, 12 by knockout.
Álvarez, who went
50-1
in favor, took the lead with a good uppercut and a pair of hooks to the liver, but Yildirim defended well with his guard up.
In the medium and long distance, "Canelo" maintained the initiative in the second round against a cautious opponent, who concentrated on defense and barely hit.
The Mexican was about to finish the actions in the third
, with a right he knocked down the Turk, who got up and from there fled from the attacks of the champion, who increased the advantage with good combinations, after which everything ended.
The victory is the first step for "Canelo" towards his goal of
winning all the belts of his division
, for which he will challenge the Englishman
Billy Joel Saunders
, monarch of the World Organization, in May, and in September the American
Caleb Plant
, champion. of the International Federation.
In the
preliminary fight
, Puerto Rican
Mc Williams Arroyo
defeated Mexican
Abraham Rodríguez
by knockout in five rounds to
win the World Boxing Council interim flyweight title.
Shortly before, the American
Jerry Forrest
gave a show of honor by rising from falls in each of the first three rounds to tie with the Chinese
Zhilei Zhang
in heavyweight and the Mexican
Diego Pacheco
surpassed by unanimous vote, with a triple vote of 79 -73 to his compatriot
Rodolfo Gómez
at super middleweight.
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