although Miami It seems to be a common scenario for an international level Mexican boxer, the truth is that Saúl El Canelo Álvarez, which will be there on February 27th Avni YildirimHe’s only done it there once in his career. To confirm this, you have to travel back in time to 2008.
It was December 5th at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, and the Mexican had not yet been crowned world champion, but had to defend the WBA Fedecentro welterweight title. His rival, the Colombian Raúl Pinzón, who would retire in 2010 after losing to Shawn Porter, with a record 17 wins and 5 losses.
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With exactly one minute to go to the end of the first round, Canelo destabilized his opponent with a great right hand and sent him to the canvas with a few more punches. Although he was completely disoriented, he got up to keep fighting. It would only take a few more seconds, as the Mexican again found a series of clean strikes, of pure power, and completed the task.
“I remember in the middle of the fight ‘Canelo’ feinted with his left hand, I turn to the right and he feints again. I go to the left and when he hit me I tried to get out and the blow was between the septum and the eyes. I still don’t know what happened, I tried to get into the fight but I was still unconscious “the Colombian recalled in an interview he gave a few years ago The New Herald.
That was the 23rd victory in Canelo Álvarez’s career. Two years later, among those who fought nine more fights, it would be time to be crowned World Champion for the first time in his career by beating Argentine Luciano Cuello by sixth round technical knockout and the WBC title for Super Welterweight.