A loud fight in the Middleweight division ended early victory by Mexican Soule of Alvarez.
Arena T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas took the most anticipated match of the first half of 2016 – the world champion on the average weight under version WBC Saul Alvarez met with Amir Khan, who for the sake of the fight with “Canelo” went up in weight class.
Starting rounds due to advantages in speed expected won Han –hitting fleet-footed Briton easily reached the head, and its maneuverability has brought a lot of problems to the champion. After the fourth round, Alvarez managed to regroup and began to disturb the Challenger.
A small cut was for Khan a harbinger of future problems – in the sixth round the right side of Alvarez sent the Challenger to the canvas in the ring. The impact was so smashing that the referee in the ring was not to count.
“Knew that in the beginning of the battle will not be easy, but I knew that the scales begin to lean in my favor as you continue the fight. People know me as a puncher. But I have many other qualities that I showed in the ring. I think that today, people could know me better. The one who enters the ring to box, gives more trouble,” commented his victory to Saul Alvarez.
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Now Mexican is supposed to meet world champion on the average weight under versions IBF/IBO/WBA champion Gennady Golovkin. Talks loud megabyte promoters promise to start next Monday.
