Canelo Alvarez defeats Jaime Munguia after masterclass display in Las Vegas

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Undisputed super-middleweight world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has continued his reign after taking care of business against the previously unbeaten Jaime Munguia.

In a battle between two Mexican superstars, that coincided with the Cinco de Mayo holiday, it was Alvarez, 33, who proved too strong as he scored the unanimous points decision victory (117-110, 116-111, 115-112).

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Munguia, 27, applied the pressure in the early going of the fight and looked to have Alvarez rattled as he unleashed a bombardment of shots late in the third round.

As he looked to continue to the onslaught, Alvarez flipped the script and sent his rival to the canvas for the first time in his career with a murderous left hook, right uppercut combination.

The knockdown completely changed the complexion of the fight as the champ got into his groove behind his powerful shots.

Munguia never stopped going after Alvarez, but the undisputed super-middleweight champ either blocked or ate every shot thrown his way.

While several Munguia combinations got the crowd up and out of their seats, the shots never truly appeared to rattle Alvarez.

It was the power of Alvarez that continually proved the difference throughout the fight as the crowd erupted once the final bell rang out.

Alvarez completely dominated his opponent by landing 234 punches compared to 170 while landing 151 power punches.

“I’m the best right now for sure,” Alvarez said after the victory.

FULL FIGHT CARD RESULTS

Main card

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (c) def. Jaime Munguia via UD (117-110, 116-111, 115-112) — undisputed super middleweight championship

Mario Barrios (c) def. Fabian Maidana via UD (116-111 x3) — WBC interim welterweight championship

Brandon Figueroa (c) def. Jessie Magdaleno via ninth-round KO — WBC interim featherweight championship

Eimantas Stanionis (c) def. Gabriel Maestre via UD (117-111, 118-110, 119-109) — WBA ‘regular’ welterweight championship

Prelims

Jesus Ramos def. Johan Gonzalez via ninth-round TKO — super welterweight

Vito Mielnicki Jr. def. Ronald Cruz via unanimous decision (99-89, 98-90, 96-92) — super welterweight

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