The multiple Mexican champion successfully defended the WBA and WBC Super Middleweight titles at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
The Mexican Canelo Alvarez he met the odds and knocked out Turkey’s Avni Yildirim to successfully defend the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association Super Middleweight Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Canelo He was dominant from the start of the fight, creating conditions with his fists for Yildirim, who seemed to blame the power of the Mexican from the start.
The Turk was able to land just 11 shots in the three rounds the fight lasted, while Canelo finished with 67 total shots, 58 of which were in effect, including the powerful right hand that sent Yildirim to the canvas in the third round.
“It’s what I had to do, I had to win by knockout and thank goodness we did it, we had to pass this challenge to get to what we wanted to do,” he stated at the end of the fight. Canelo, who plans to win the titles of the other agencies in the division.
After your victory, Canelo confirmed that he will face the British on May 8 Billy Joe Saunders, champion of the World Boxing Organization who has a record of 30-0.
With this triumph, Canelo, who assured he would only take a week off to begin his preparation against Saunders, improved his record to 55-1-2 with 37 chloroforms.