Yet Miami would seem to be a common scenario for an international level Mexican boxer, the truth is that Saul El Canelo Alvarez, Which next February 27 will face there a Avni Yildirim, He has only done it there once in his career. To confirm this, it is necessary to travel in time until 2008.
It was December 5, at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, and the Mexican had not yet been crowned world champion, but had to defend the Fedecentro welterweight title of the AMB. His rival, the Colombian Raúl Pinzón, Who would retire in 2010 after losing to Shawn Porter, with a record of 17 wins and 5 losses.
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With exactly one minute left in the first round, Canelo destabilized his opponent with a tremendous right and sent him to the canvas with a couple more strokes. Although he was completely disoriented, he got up to continue in combat. It would only be a few more seconds, because the Mexican again found a series of clean, pure power shots, and finished the job.
“I remember that, in the middle of the fight, ‘Canelo’ pretended to be with his left, I turned to the right of him and pretended again. I go to the left and when he hits me, I tried to get out and the blow was between the partition and the eyes. I still don’t know what happened, I tried to get into the fight but I was still unconscious. “, Recalled the Colombian a few years ago, in an interview he gave to The New Herald.
That was the 23rd victory in the Canelo Álvarez race. Two years later, between which it made 9 fights more, the time would arrive to him to be crowned world-wide champion for the first time in its race overcoming to the Argentine Luciano Coll by technical knockout in the sixth assault, remaining with the CMB super welterweight title.