Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes


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Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes was a super welterweight championship fight for the WBC super welterweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was televised on HBO.[3]

Verde y Oro
DateJune 18, 2011
VenueArena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
Title(s) on the lineWBC super welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Mexico Saúl Álvarez United Kingdom Ryan Rhodes
Nickname Canelo Spice Boy
Hometown Guadalajara, Mexico Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Pre-fight record 36-0-1 (26 KO) 45-4 (31 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 153.2 lb (69 kg) 152.8 lb (69 kg)
Recognition WBC super welterweight champion European super welterweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins via 12th-round TKO.

This was the first title defence for Mexican, Canelo Álvarez. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.[4]

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