A legendary undertaking by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (USA) wins the title of WBO world light heavyweight champion by knocking out Russian Sergey Kovalev at the 11th round.
The phenomenal Mexican boxer climbs two weight categories by winning his fourth world title in four different categories. The 29-year-old Canelo now holds the title simultaneously in three different weight categories: WBO light heavyweight; WBA, IBF, WBC (we are between 72.5 kg) middleweight and Wba super middleweight (76.2 kg). In the past he was also a champion among the superwelters (69.85 kg).
After the first ten very balanced rounds, the Mexican boxer closes the contest at the eleventh round with a deadly left-right right hook combination, which sends the biggest and heaviest Kovalev to the mat. The Russian boxer struggled to get up and was forced to resort to the help of his seconds.
Canelo now boasts a record of 53 wins (36 before the limit), 2 draws and 1 single defeat against Floyd Mayweather."This is just another step in my story. Be patient because Canelo will make history. It's guaranteed."said Alvarez at the end of the match. "The plan was to have patience. We knew it would take some time to approach it. I'm new in this category, but overall it's been successful, "he added.
In the most important match of the week, held in Fort Worth, rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr (17-0, 17 KOs) and former super lightweight champion Maurice "Mighty Mo" Hooker (27-2-3, 19 KOs) they gave birth to a magnificent fight. 22-year-old Ortiz won WBO International welterweight title beating 31-year-old Hooker by kot in the seventh round . Ortiz achieved his 17th victory before the limit with an attacking and dominant fight. The leitmotif of the match was an attacking Ortiz with the aim of pinning Hooker to the ropes but with the former champion slipping away with shrewdness. In the third and fourth rounds Hooker used the length of his jab and right foot to keep Ortiz away but he always closed the distance by hitting him in the body with his right. Ortiz showed great footwork and constantly cut the ring to chase Hooker and hit him especially with body series. In the sixth round Ortiz reached Hooker with a combination, which sent the former champion to the mat without be
Few people thought that even the emerging 22-year-old of Staten Islad Teofimo Lopez (15.0) would have been able to knock down IBF light IBF champion Richard Commey in the second round (29-3, 26 KOs) and instead it happened: at Madison Square Garden in New York City the match lasted exactly four minutes and 13 seconds! After a slow first round and study by the two boxers, Lopez hurled a straight right that hit Commey's jaw and knocked him out. The 32-year-old Ghanaian proudly got up but was unsteady on his legs and waited for the count. Teofimo fell on him like a beast and after a few tens of seconds the referee interrupted a match where the champion's defense was now almost passive. The time was 1:13. On the ringside was the WBA, WBC, WBO champion Vasyl Lomachenko , who declared - " We want to" unify "all four titles ... now there is a young man who has earned the chance to fight with me!" The showdown between Lopez and Lomachenko is schedule
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