Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Fight Photos - Amir Khan's world-middleweight title dreams ended in the heartache of defeat in Las Vegas when WBC champion Saul Alvarez stopped him with a heavy knockout in the sixth round.
Canelo reacts to his knockout of Khan - Canelo Alvarez got on his knees to check on Amir Khan after knocking him unconscious with a big right hand in the sixth round of their title fight.
De La Hoya had the fight very close - LAS VEGAS - All eyes were on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 7 asWBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) successfully defended his titles in a brilliant performance with a vicious knockout of former two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) in the sixth of 12 scheduled rounds.
LAS VEGAS - All eyes were on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 7 asWBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) successfully defended his titles in a brilliant performance with a vicious knockout of former two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) in the sixth of 12 scheduled rounds.
LAS VEGAS – Oscar De La Hoya adamantly promised during the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan post-fight press conference Saturday night that he and Alvarez are beyond serious about boxing Gennady Golovkin next.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez landed a devastating right hook to knock out Amir Khan in the sixth round and claim the WBC middleweight title clash in Las Vegas on Saturday.
By Francisco Salazar - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Canelo Alvarez did what he was expected to do Saturday night: Knock out Amir Khan before the final bell sounded. That did not mean Khan was not going to go out on his shield, forcing the popular Mexican fighter to expend more than he had to in order to finish Khan.
Canelo vs. Khan Scorecard - Later tonight, two of boxing's biggest stars, Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan, will collide from Las Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena. This mega-fight promises high-intensity action for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championship of Canelo, who Alvarez makes his first title defense of 2016.
Canelo Alvarez threw well below wgt.class avg. for total punches, but landed 36.5% (15.4 per round). Canelo also landed 47.3% of his power shots,while opponents landed just 24.3% of their total punches and 30.2% of their power shots. Amir Khan is busier than Canelo and landed 7.9 jabs per round- #3 among active champ.caliber fighters. Khan also landed 44.3% of his power punches. Canelo has the huge eraser though: size & power- coupled with Khan's oft-dented chin.
Bernard Hopkins has sent Amir Khan an ominous warning of the risks involved in challenging a bigger fighter, suggesting Saul Alvarez will eventually catch him even if he makes a promising start to Saturday's fight.