- Álvarez stops Saunders to unify WBA, WBC and WBO titles
- Crowd of 73,126 sets mark for largest US indoor boxing event
- Canelo Álvarez v Billy Joe Saunders – as it happened
Canelo Álvarez added another title belt in the super middleweight division, handing Billy Joe Saunders his first loss when the English boxer didn’t come out for the ninth round Saturday night.
The popular Mexican won his latest Cinco de Mayo bout with a staggering right hand in the middle of the eighth round, sending the raucous crowd of 73,126 into a frenzy as we waved his arms as the round continued.
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