Mexican Saul "Canelo" Alvarez won the WBO belt and retained his WBA and WBC super middleweight titles, defeating Englishman Billy Joe Saunders by retirement before the 9th round on Saturday in Arlington, Texas in front of a crowd of 70,000 people.
"Canelo", to whom he only lacks the IBF title, property of the American Caleb Plant, to be the undisputed king of the category, was intractable during this confrontation, which constituted the sporting event bringing together the more people in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, in an indescribable atmosphere.
All the AT&T Stadium behind Alvarez
All in the imposing AT&T Stadium, home of the American football team (NFL) of the Dallas Cowboys, filled with Mexican aficionados, all committed to the cause of "Canelo", and who set an atmosphere indescribable
World champion in four different categories (super-welterweight, middleweight, super-middleweight and light heavyweight), he appears at the top of his game at 30, now with 56 wins (including 37 or 38 before the limit) 2 draws and 1 loss (conceded in 2013 against Floyd Mayweather) during a professional career that began at age 15.
Saunders, on the contrary, suffered a sudden stop at the age of 31, he who was undefeated in 30 fights, all won (including 14 victories before the limit).
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