Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan

Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan
Date May 7, 2016
Location T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Mexico Canelo Álvarez United Kingdom Amir Khan
Nickname "Canelo" "King"
Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Bolton, England, UK
Pre-fight record 46–1–1 (32 KO) 31–3–0 (19 KO)
Height 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 8+1/2 in
Recognition WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight champion WBC Silver welterweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins by knockout in round 6

Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan, billed as Power vs. Speed and also known as Canelo vs. Khan or by the portmanteau Khanelo, was a professional boxing fight which took place on May 7, 2016, and was contested for the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles.[1][2] It was the first major sporting event to be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[3]

The fight was Canelo Álvarez's first defense as the WBC, Ring and lineal middleweight champion, and Amir Khan's first fight at middleweight after moving up two weight divisions from welterweight. A catchweight of 155 lb was in effect, at which Álvarez had fought for his previous four fights. The fight was won by Álvarez, who scored a sixth-round knockout of Khan to retain his titles.

Broadcast

The bout was on HBO PPV in the US,[4][5] and on BoxNation in the UK.[6] It was also shown by Fathom Events at nearly 200 select movie theaters across the United States.[7] In Mexico and Latin America transmission fight was for the Space channel.[8]

Fight details

Round by round

Round 1[9]

Khan tossed out a few jabs early to get things going but they fall short. A hard right cross to the head snapped Canelo’s head back, but he seemed to have taken it well. A nice right to the ribs by the Canelo but Khan came right back with a flurry of jabs and right to the head. Canelo missed with a monstrous right hook but Khan was out of position to counter him. Amir walked into a short left hook just as his left missed but he didn't seem hurt. A Canelo left hook was blocked with a minute left. Khan opened up with a three-punch flurry to the head but Canelo blocked them all. Khan’s speed was definitely a factor at this juncture.

Round 2

Canelo stormed out of his corner but missed with a sweeping left-right upstairs. A huge left hook missed by Canelo again caused him to stumble Khan countered him with a quick shot to the puss but there was nothing behind it. Canelo was more aggressive, walking after his elusive foe and digs to the body. They missed a wild exchange in the center of the ring before settling in with jabs. Khan popped him with a right-left up top but Canelo walked right through it. Khan lobed out four jabs to the head and body. With 10 seconds left, Canelo swallowed a slick left-right, giving Khan the round.

Round 3

Khan remained very mobile, forcing Canelo to lunge in and miss his shots early. Khan got hit with a short left, but he took it well. A hard left-right followed by a pair of jabs from Khan, who then landed a sweeping left hook to the head. Canelo was not getting hurt by the shots but the speed was shown to giving him issues. Khan remained just out of reach of another wicked left hook from the Canelo. A multi-punch flurry to the face for Khan again, but Canelo continued to walk through the attacks. A hard right to the body for Canelo, but he quickly countered upstairs by a laser of a right and then a short left.

Round 4

A nice tattoo of a right to the face by Khan caught Canelo off-guard and he clinched. In the grip, he slammed a left to the ribs, making Khan back off. Canelo ate another right but he fired right back with a thud of a right to the gut. A triple jab snapped the Mexican’s head back at the midway point. Canelo missed a sloppy right and was then cracked by a beautiful overhand left. Again, he seemed to be not bothered by it. Khan missed a massive right-left to the head as Canelo turned with both shots. There was some swelling around Canelo’s right eye late in the round. Canelo slammed another right to the body late but it was another round for Khan.

Round 5

A nice short left to the head early from Canelo but Khan shook it off. Khan was moving exceptionally well, making Canelo chase after him. Canelo landed a nice right to the body but he’s quickly countered by a left up top. Khan popped him with a few jabs after taking a shot to the ribs a minute in. Canelo caught him with a loopy right but Khan partially blocked it against the ropes. Khan landed a jab and then ducked under a left hook, but he was out of position to nail him in return. A three-punch combo downstairs by the Mexican but he misses his shots during an exchange at the bell. This was the closest round.

Round 6

Both fighter took turns missing meager jabs early before Khan popped him with an errant left hook to the ear. Canelo returned the fire with a right to the hip. A nice jab Khan but Canelo stormed back with a hard left hook to the face. Khan backed off and seemed a little dazed, looking to recover. Khan flicked out a series of jabs but Canelo ripped two shots to the belly. At this point it was Khan who is swallowing jabs. Canelo had seized control of the bout. Khan came in with a lazy left jab but Canelo detonated a bomb of an overhand right and Khan was out cold on his way down. His head bounced off the canvas and referee Bayless didn't bother to count. An absolutely brutal knockout, which could be the best of the entire year.[10]

Analysis

Alvarez was surprisingly ahead on two scorecards, 49-46 and 48-47. Khan was ahead 48-47 on the third scorecard. ESPN.com had Khan ahead 48-47.[11]

Punch Stats[11]
Punches Alvarez Khan
Landed 64 48
Thrown 170 166
Percent 38% 29%

Reception

The fight produced $7,417,350 from the live gate, according to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. This came from 13,072 sold tickets. The gross made it the 34th highest grossing boxing event in Nevada history.[12] On pay-per-view, the fight sold about 600,000 PPV buys and grossed about $30 million. This makes it one of the biggest recent PPV fights, behind Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez, and surpassing Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III and Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto.[13]

Fight card

The fight card included the following fights:[7][14][15]

Weight class Weight vs. Rounds
Middleweight 155 lbs. Mexico Canelo Álvarez (c) def. United Kingdom Amir Khan RD6 KO
Middleweight 160 lbs. Canada David Lemieux def. United States Glen Tapia RD4 TKO
Welterweight 147 lbs. United States Frankie Gomez def. United States Mauricio Herrera UD
Middleweight 160 lbs. United States Curtis Stevens def. Brazil Patrick Teixeira RD2 TKO

Fight purses

Guaranteed Base Purses[16]

Press conferences

The fight had international press conferences in three cities:[2]

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Canada Shaw PPV
Dish PPV
Sportsnet PPV
 Czech Republic Sport 1
 France BeIN Sport
 Germany Sky Select
 Hungary Sport 2
 Indonesia tvOne
 Italy Sportitalia
 Malaysia Astro
 Mexico TV Azteca
 New Zealand Sky
 Pakistan PTV Sports
 Philippines Solar Sports, TV5 and AksyonTV
 Poland Polsat Sport
 Portugal Sport TV
 Romania Sport.ro
 Qatar BeIN Sports
 Russia NTV Plus
 Turkey NTV Spor
 Spain Taquilla
 United Arab Emirates DU TV
 United Kingdom BoxNation
 United States HBO PPV
Dish PPV

References

  1. Steve Carp. "Canelo Alvarez set to fight Amir Khan in first bout at T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. 1 2 "Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan International Three-City Press Tour". Golden Boy Promotions. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. "Canelo Alvarez to fight Amir Khan at new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas". Espn.co.uk. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. "Alvarez-Khan carries great entertainment value - Boxing Blog- ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. "Canelo vs. Khan set for May 7th | Boxing News TV". Boxing News TV. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. Khan vs Alvarez, BoxNation
  7. 1 2 "Canelo Alvarez to Battle Amir Khan for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships Live on the Big Screen Cinco De Mayo Weekend". Business Wire. April 7, 2016.
  8. "Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan in Space Channel". FulBox. May 7, 2016.
  9. Sherdog.com. "Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Results, Round-by-Round Scoring & Play-by-Play". Sherdog. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  10. "Canelo Álvarez beats Amir Khan: WBC middleweight boxing – as it happened". Guardian. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Canelo surprisingly ahead on point". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  12. "Notes: Alvarez-Khan generates $7.4 million gate". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  13. "Canelo-Khan fight draws 'around' 600K PPV buys, Golden Boy says". ESPN. May 14, 2016.
  14. David Lemieux-Glen Tapia co-feature among 3 bouts unveiled, ESPN, 21 March 2016
  15. David Lemieux-Glen Tapia, Mauricio Herrera-Frankie Gomez top Canelo-Khan undercard, USA Today, 21 March 2016
  16. "Purses: Canelo $3.5M, Khan $2M". Boxing News 24. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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