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It’s stating the obvious that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was always going to look better against Alfredo Angulo than versus Erislandy Lara.
Angulo was the opponent of choice for Alvarez following the lone loss of his professional career, which came at the swift hands of unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather last September. In his first fight back, Alvarez looked sharp against a crude brawler, forcing Angulo into submission in the 10th round of their bout this past March.
It was anything but easy against Lara on Saturday evening. Alvarez struggled early with the Cuban’s stick-and-move style, but was able to cut off the ring and apply pressure in the second half of their bout to take a 12-round split decision.
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Angulo was the opponent of choice for Alvarez following the lone loss of his professional career, which came at the swift hands of unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather last September. In his first fight back, Alvarez looked sharp against a crude brawler, forcing Angulo into submission in the 10th round of their bout this past March.
It was anything but easy against Lara on Saturday evening. Alvarez struggled early with the Cuban’s stick-and-move style, but was able to cut off the ring and apply pressure in the second half of their bout to take a 12-round split decision.
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