By Mark Vester
At Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (34-0-1, 26KOs) picked up the most impressive win of his career with a sixth round knockout of former welterweight champion Carlos "Tata" Baldomir (45-13-6, 14KOs). Alvarez retains the WBC Silver junior middleweight title.
They both came out at a measured pace. Both had their moments with decent shots landing. Alvarez doing the better work off the jab. In the second, Alvarez continued to land the better variety of punches. Alvarez landed a big right hand when Baldomir was against the ropes. Baldomir started using his jab more often in the third round. Alvarez was firing back with quick counters. Baldomir started breathing heavy by the end of the third.
Baldomir was getting hit as he came inside of Alvarez's range. Alvarez was landing good punches to Baldomir's body. Baldomir picked up the pressure and pressed forward. They traded punches at the end of the fourth. Alvarez picking his shots in the fifth and grabbed Baldomir every single time he tried to charge inside. In the sixth, they started by trading hard punches. In the final minute, Alvarez began landing some very hard shots on the chin of Baldomir and finished off his rally by blasting out an inside counter shot that sent Baldomir down face first for the count.