Canelo Alvarez dominated Callum Smith to say the WBA, WBC and Ring Journal super-middleweight titles with a one-sided unanimous choice on Saturday evening in Texas.
Mexico’s pound-for-pound king put in a sensational boxing efficiency and made the struggle look straightforward as he managed the Brit all through.
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The struggle started with Smith jabbing to make his presence felt.
It was a optimistic opening session for the Brit, although Canelo did present early moments of hazard and pushed him again with physique photographs.
Smith used his attain benefit to dictate most of spherical two, however the Mexican quickly closed the hole once more and landed jabs of his personal.
By the third, Canelo was having no points entering into vary and continued to stalk Smith, selecting his photographs at will.
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The pound-for-pound king started to open up in spherical 4.
Smith’s photographs have been seemingly having little impact and couldn’t hold Canelo at bay.
The Mexican’s velocity and accuracy was telling as his British foe was compelled to take in steady strain.
Smith responded by popping out firing to begin the fifth, however Canelo put his excellent defensive abilities on show and slipped a lot of the doubtlessly damaging punches.
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As they reached the midway level, Alvarez appeared snug in charge of the struggle.
This sample continued into the second half because the smaller man stored strolling the larger man down.
Canelo repeatedly minimize off the ring and pushed Smith again towards the ropes the place he was free to land hurtful physique photographs.
Smith had occasional moments of success, however in reality these have been few and much between.
The Brit tried to alternate together with his opponent initially of the ninth.
The Mexican took the alternatives this extra reckless tactic offered and fired again repeatedly.
Smith appeared harm for the primary time within the struggle without any consideration from Canelo noticed him hunch into the ropes.
By this level, the struggle had turn into a beatdown.
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Spherical ten was one other painful three minutes for Smith as Canelo consistently pursued him and landed energy punches at will.
He was harm once more within the eleventh and appeared to don’t have anything left to present.
The ultimate spherical was merely extra of the identical – full and utter dominance from Canelo Alvarez over Callum Smith.
When the scorecards have been learn out, there was little doubt concerning the consequence. Canelo’s well-deserved unanimous choice was delivered with scores of 119-109, 119-109, 117-111.
