SAN ANTONIO – Saúl „Canelo” Álvarez he returned triumphant after an inactivity of just over a year to the defeat of the British Callum Smith He unified the WBA and WBC super-middleweight titles in front of 10,000 fans at Alamodome in this city.
The judges decided to fight by a unanimous decision in favor of the Mexican. It was the first failure for Smith, who went into battle 27-0.
The meeting marked the first time that Álvarez (57-1-2) promoted his events outside Golden Boy Promotions and the advice of Óscar De La Hoya. The 168-pound champion is now fighting in association with Marchroom Promotions.
It was also the first boxing event in the United States to be publicly admitted since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Victoria wins the door to a possible third match against IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, who returned to action the night before and won by TKO in the seventh round against Kamil Szeremeta of Poland.
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