The American Terence Crawford (Der.) Beat Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in Las Vegas.
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In the fight of the year, the American pugilist Terence Crawford showed in the early hours of this Sunday a great level on the ring when defeating by unanimous decision the Mexican Saúl 'Canelo' Alvarez 'and stripped him of the world's world's world titles.
Crawford, who accepted the challenge of raising two divisions, was imposed with cards of 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. Fast, with lateral movements with which he escaped from his rival's attack, that of Nebraska baffled that of Guadalajara, who at times hurt with his right right, but received a lot of punishment.
After almost two minutes of dance, there were some shy exchanges in the first assault, without advantage for any. In the second, the Mexican went out to propose and took the initiative, although he did little damage, something similar to the third assault in which Crawford found a good blow of a response that made an impact on the Mexican.
From there, Crawford insisted with the 'jab' and took care of Álvarez's powerful right, which ended the episode with inflammation in one eye. The experienced American fighter arrived in the middle with an advantage after hitting the best blows in the sixth 'round'.
Desperate, 'Canelo' attacked, however, he received good left -handed impacts from Terence, with an admirable defense after damaging the 'jab'. In the eighth the Mexican had a slight improvement, but in the ninth, again Crawford had the initiative in the center of the ring and made the Mexican fail.
In the eleventh assault, the monarch of the Supermedians went out to force the lawsuit, but found an opponent with excellent physical preparation and good counterattacks, which prevented him from matched the actions. When the 12 rounds ended it was only a matter of time to announce the name of the American.
Terence Crawford, when imposed in the fight of the year, added in the Allegiant Stadium of Las Vegas his quadragesima second consecutive victory, 31 of them by knockout, and 'Canelo' suffered his third setback, with 63 wins, 39 before the limit, and two draws.
“A defeat does not define me; I have done a lot as a professional, I have a great legacy. My respect for Crawford,” said Saúl Álvarez, who at 35 has begun to show that he could be close to his end as a professional boxer.
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