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By Francisco Salazar - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez sure did not look over his head on Saturday night, did he?
Nor did he have to follow a certain blueprint from a previous fight.
Whatever game plan he had mapped out in preparation for Miguel Cotto mostly worked before a loud and partisan crowd of 11,274 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
With the win, Alvarez wins the vacant WBC middleweight title and improves to 46-1-1, 32 KOs. Cotto drops to 40-5, 33 KOs.
The WBC title was in Cotto's hands less than a week ago before it was stripped by the governing body, reportedly due to Cotto not paying the ($300,000) sanctioning fee and step-aside money (reportedly $800,000) to Gennady Golovkin.
With Alvarez only eligible to win the title, it was pride and another significant payday Cotto was fighting for.
Much of the promotion also centered on the fight being another chapter in the long-standing rivalry between fighters between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Alvarez had the crowd support in his favor and seemed to feed off of that, from the ring walk until the final bell sounded. [Click Here To Read More]
Nor did he have to follow a certain blueprint from a previous fight.
Whatever game plan he had mapped out in preparation for Miguel Cotto mostly worked before a loud and partisan crowd of 11,274 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
With the win, Alvarez wins the vacant WBC middleweight title and improves to 46-1-1, 32 KOs. Cotto drops to 40-5, 33 KOs.
The WBC title was in Cotto's hands less than a week ago before it was stripped by the governing body, reportedly due to Cotto not paying the ($300,000) sanctioning fee and step-aside money (reportedly $800,000) to Gennady Golovkin.
With Alvarez only eligible to win the title, it was pride and another significant payday Cotto was fighting for.
Much of the promotion also centered on the fight being another chapter in the long-standing rivalry between fighters between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Alvarez had the crowd support in his favor and seemed to feed off of that, from the ring walk until the final bell sounded. [Click Here To Read More]
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