Canelo vs Charlo LIVE!
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez eased to a wide points win over Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas. A hugely anticipated battle between two of boxing’s undisputed world champions proved hopelessly one-sided at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, with Canelo dominating from the outset and dropping his opponent in round seven before taking a unanimous decision victory on the judges’ scorecards.
It was an easy night’s work for the Mexican superstar, who proved he still deserves his place in the sport’s elite as he successfully retained his super-middleweight belts once again and issued a stern riposte to critics in the process. For Charlo, meanwhile, the two-division jump was simply too much to bridge in the end and he now intends to return to light-middleweight, where is hoping for a meeting with undisputed welterweight king Terence Crawford.
Away from that title battle, Saturday’s undercard featured plenty of intriguing fights, including Jesus Ramos Jr losing his unbeaten record after dropping a controversial decision against Erickson ‘Hammer’ Lubin. Mario Barrios beat Yordenis Ugas well to become the WBC interim welterweight champion, middleweight sensation Elijah Garcia stopped Jose Armando Resendiz and there were early prelim wins for all of Frank Sanchez, Terrell Gausha and Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Follow Canelo vs Charlo reaction live with Standard Sport’s blog below!
