Many observers felt that Golovkin had won a narrow, closely contested fight and while a draw was justifiable, a card that wide in favor of Álvarez was inexcusable. [216] The fight was held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. In round six, Álvarez landed a devastating right hand that knocked out Khan. [40][41][42] Álvarez defeated Rhodes via TKO in the twelfth round on 18 June 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco. ESPN's Dan Rafael and HBO's Harold Lederman scored the fight 116–112 in favor of Golovkin. The figures would increase based on PPV sales. This was lower than the first bout, but still the fourth largest-grossing gates in Nevada boxing history. [162] Adding to the controversy, Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez claimed that Álvarez had his hands wrapped in an illegal manner for the first fight. Date: Saturday, April 17; Coverage: 3 p.m. [205][206], On 13 September 2019, Álvarez announced via social media that he would move up two weight classes to challenge WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev on 2 November 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ET; The Demetrius Andrade vs. Liam Williams fight card takes place on Saturday, April 17 at 3 p.m. Mayweather earned a guaranteed $41.5 million to Álvarez's $5 million. [129] On 7 July 2017, Golden Boy and K2 Promotions individually announced the tickets had sold out. [215], On 17 November via social media, Álvarez announced he would be facing Callum Smith on 19 December 2020 in a unification bout for the WBA and vacant WBC super middleweight titles. "[153][154] On 7 November, Gomez indicated the negotiations were going well and Álvarez would make a decision in regards to the rematch in the following weeks. Álvarez was originally set to fight top ten Ring light middleweight and former welterweight champion Paul Williams on 15 September 2012. The fight was supposed to take place during Cinco de Mayo weekend as the co-main event to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero; however, due to a contract disagreement between Álvarez and Mayweather regarding their potential fight on 14 September 2013, Álvarez opted to headline his own card instead. Álvarez stated he would next fight in May 2018, whereas Golovkin was open to fighting in December 2017. By the end of round five, Álvarez landed 102 punches compared to Chávez Jr.'s 25 landed. [74] In March, at the official press conference, the fight was announced to take place at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on 9 May 2015, live on HBO, a week after the 2 May fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao. We'll do whatever it takes to make it happen. [29], His sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) win over Luciano Leonel Cuello for the WBC Silver light middleweight title was held at the Vicente Fernández Arena. As of 2013, Canelo Promotions represented 40 boxers throughout Mexico. He then followed up with a flurry to get the referee to jump in and stop the fight. [198], The fight generated a live gate of $23,473,500 from 16,732 tickets sold. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the news. A split-screen press conference took place on 3 July. He takes on the WBO super-welterweight champion, Liverpool’s Liam Smith at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday (September 17). [160] According to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, Álvarez would fight Golovkin for their title this time around. For the PPV fight, Álvarez agreed to pay $100,000 of his minimum $1.25 million purse to Angulo, which would raise his purse $850,000. Speaking through a translator, Álvarez said, "Golovkin, you are next, my friend. – Boxing News", "Chavez Sr: We Know it's Canelo's Time, We Only Want 30–35%", "WBO MAKES CANELO MANDATORY TO FACE SAUNDERS", "Avtandil Khurtsidze won't appeal for mandatory challenger status", "Canelo gives Chavez Jr. a week to accept terms", "Canelo, De La Hoya To Chavez Jr: You Have The Contract – Sign It! Golovkin out landed Álvarez in ten of the twelve rounds. He later responded to the defeat, explaining that "I'm not going to say who won tonight, because the victory belongs to Canelo, according to the judges. [22], Álvarez turned professional at 15, shortly after his championship at the Junior Nationals, because his trainers at the time, father-and-son team Chepo and Eddy Reynoso, were unable to find suitable junior opponents for him. Gómez won a majority of the first five rounds after Álvarez knocked him down in the first round. Tonight, first congrats to Canelo and his team. The draw saw Golovkin make his 19th consecutive defense, just one behind middleweight great Bernard Hopkins. Khurtsidze, who had ten days to appeal decision, decided not to. In the third round, a counter right uppercut sent Kirkland to the canvas. In the fifth round, Cintrón came out and caught Álvarez with some combinations, but Álvarez eventually overpowered him with several powerful straight right hands and the referee stepped in and stopped it. However, Álvarez's power took over after the third round, eventually scoring a knockdown in the seventh round to give Trout the first knockdown of his career. Watch Canelo vs. Yildirim on DAZN (except Mexico) Boxing's pound-for-pound megastar is back in action at the end of February. Álvarez landed 157 punches from 422 thrown with a connect rate of 37%, compared to Smith landing 115 from 403 thrown, a connect rate of 29%. I'm ready. Invalid Date, BRIT BASHER Canelo Alvarez has another Englishman on the menu but Callum Smith is hellbent on restoring national pride. Select from premium Smith Vs Canelo of the highest quality. At the post-fight press conference, Álvarez said through a translator, "Look, right now I wanna rest. [75] In front of 31,588, Álvarez defeated Kirkland via third-round KO. [110][111][112] On 4 February, Golden Boy Promotions announced that the fight would take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The championship rounds were arguably the best rounds and Álvarez started to counter more and both fighters stood toe-to-toe exchanging swings, the majority of which missed. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canelo_Álvarez&oldid=1017753849, World light-middleweight boxing champions, World super-middleweight boxing champions, International Boxing Federation champions, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 April 2021, at 12:21. [98][99][100] WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman was on board, saying he would likely get his organisation involved in the bout and that it was a "very attractive fight. At this time, Golden Boy were already in light negotiations with Eddie Hearn for a fight against Daniel Jacobs instead. The Álvarez–Khan gross places it 34th-best in Nevada history. Sign up for the free Boxing News newsletter(s) here. The fight took place on 7 May 2016, at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. When the referee waived the fight off, the crowd was displeased and booed. The fight averaged 1.04 million on Showtime. Following the fourth knockdown suffered by Fielding, referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped the match. Despite the tense build up, both boxers showed each other respect after the fight. ET; Andrade vs. Williams Main event (approx): 6 p.m. It was believed that Golden Boy would wait until after David Lemieux and Billy Joe Saunders fought for the latter's WBO title on 16 December 2017, before making a decision. [52][53][54], In front of 39,247 fans, Álvarez successfully defended his WBC light middleweight title and won both the WBA (Regular) and vacant Ring light middleweight titles. [217] Álvarez won by unanimous decision. [146] Álvarez ruled out another fight in 2017, claiming he would return on Cinco de Mayo weekend in May 2018. [51], His next fight took place on 20 April 2013, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas against Austin Trout. Later sources confirmed the fight did close to 1.2 million buys, which means it would have generated around $80 million. Matchroom Boxing/DAZN . "[17][19] He was also given a horse by the mayor of Tepic, where Álvarez sometimes trains.[31]. In eight of the rounds Golovkin outlanded Álvarez in total punches whereas Álvarez outlanded him in power punches in 9 of the rounds. He landed 232 of 505 punches (46%) while Álvarez connected on 117 of 526 thrown (22%). You know that’s my style. That bout was a heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. [137] Despite the controversy, several mainstream media outlets referred to the bout as a "classic". On fight night, Mayweather reportedly weighed 150 lbs and Álvarez came in at 165 lbs. Look, I still have all the belts. [183] Five days later on 12 June, Golden Boy gave Golovkin a 24-hour deadline to accept a 57½–42½ split in Álvarez's favor or they would explore other fights. It marked the first fight of Álvarez's lucrative HBO contract. "[90] On 18 May 2016, Álvarez vacated the WBC title he defended in fighting Khan. I felt that I won the fight. CompuBox stats showed that Trout was the busier fighter, landing 154 of 769 punches thrown (20%) and Álvarez was the more accurate puncher, landing 124 of his 431 thrown (29%). During the middle rounds, particularly between four and eight, Álvarez started each round quickly, but seemed to tire out after a minute, with Golovkin taking over and doing enough to win the rounds. [20], Álvarez started boxing when he was around 13 years old, after watching his older brother Rigoberto debut as a professional boxer. Despite this, some sources indicated both sides were still negotiating after a "Hail Mary" idea came to light. [34] In the sixth round, Álvarez landed a crushing blow that knocked Baldomir out cold. Lara's WBA light middleweight title was not on the line, as the fight took place at a 155-pound catchweight and both fighters weighed in at precisely 155 lbs. At 300,000 buys, Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith grossed approximately $20 million in domestic PPV revenue, although roughly half goes to the cable and satellite operators. [184] Golovkin declined the offer and De La Hoya stated there would be no rematch. [42][43] The fight averaged 1.6 million viewers on HBO. Then I was building from there. [115] On 11 April, Álvarez spoke to boxing reporters in a teleconference and said that he would fight as a 160-pound middleweight after the Chávez Jr. Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez takes a step down in weight to fight for another world title. [165][166] The hearing was rescheduled for 18 April, as Bob Bennett filed a complaint against Álvarez. I had good preparation for this fight." However, on 27 May 2012, a motorcycle accident in the U.S. state of Georgia paralyzed Williams from the waist down, ending his boxing career. Quality featherweight Joseph Diaz has a high profile bout with Andrew Cancio. [169], On 13 April, an unofficial source stated that Álvarez had checked into a private hospital in Guadalajara for an arthroscopy knee surgery. Watch fullscreen. [151] On 24 September, Gomez said the rematch would likely take place in the first week of May 2018 or as early as March if a deal could be worked. [37] Álvarez was docked a point in the seventh round, which was uniformly scored 9–9, for hitting after the break. Golovkin had the edge in jabs, landing 118 out of 547 (21.6%) compared to 59 out of 256 (23%) for Álvarez. Álvarez was scheduled to defend his title against former welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) card dubbed 'Knockout Kings' at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is back, little over two months since his last successful outing. The reason why the date was not set was due to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight not having an official date. De La Hoya said a fight with Golovkin would still be likely for September 2017. 934 complimentary tickets were given out, according to the NSAC. According to CompuBox, Álvarez landed 155 of 484 punches (32%) and Cotto landed 129 of 629 (21%), with Álvarez landing the heavier blows and inflicting more damage. [222][223] He has three daughters and one son, all with different mothers. On fight night, Álvarez weighed 174 lbs on Showtime's scale and Angulo weighed 170 lbs. In a fairly lopsided beating, Álvarez scored a tenth-round stoppage over Angulo punctuated by a lead left uppercut. Canelo looked very good tonight, and 100 percent he is the biggest challenge of my career. [97], Following Julio César Chávez Jr.'s comeback win against Dominik Britsch in December 2016, he claimed he was back and ready to fight Golovkin at 168 lbs and Álvarez at a 164-pound catchweight. [14][15] Álvarez is the youngest of eight children, seven of them boys; all of his brothers also became professional boxers. Good luck to Canelo in September. [56] Immediately after the bout, Trout stated that he hadn't underestimated Álvarez but that he trained to fight a completely different fighter. Gomez reacted by telling ESPN, "Regardless of if they did or didn't order the rematch, we are going to try to make it happen. But one thing’s for sure – this is my era, the era of Canelo". [16] Among his brothers are welterweight boxers Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and former WBA interim world champion, Rigoberto Álvarez. That total came from 13,072 tickets sold, far short of a sell out. [32] Baldomir stated in a pre-fight interview that he wanted the winner of Mora vs. Mosley, as he said "after I knock out El Canelo. 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