There was not a lot of leather thrown in this one. Canelo Alvarez was stalking and Jermell Charlo was moving. In the end Canelo Alvarez was 134 of 385, 35% compared to 71 of 398, 18% for Jermell Charlo.
Canelo had a pretty even attack landing 78 power shots and 56 jabs. Charlo was down in round 7. Scores were 119-108, 118-109, 118-109.
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a battle of undisputed vs. undisputed, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) dropped and dominated Jermell Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a unanimous decision win.
The scores were 119-108, 118-109 and 118-109.
Charlo, holder of the undisputed crown at 154-pounds, moved up in weight by two full divisions to challenge Canelo for his four titles at 168-pounds.
