Canelo Alvarez defeats Britain’s Callum Smith via unanimous decision to become the new WBA and WBC super-middleweight champion of the world.
The fight took place at the Alamodome in San Antonio in the presence of 12,000 fans. It was a clinical performance by the Mexican star who completely outpunched and out jabbed the Briton to earn a unanimous decision.
Canelo Alvarez started attacking the body early and despite being the much shorter fighter, he chased Smith around the ring and he came in the inside and landed hard body shots and uppercuts. By the 11th round, it didn’t look like Smith would be able to last any longer as Smith wasn’t offering anything of significance for Canelo.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the fight:
Canelo Alvarez defeats Callum Smith via unanimous decision to win the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles.
Alvarez is now 54-1 in his career with 36 KOs.#CaneloSmith pic.twitter.com/Csc1Ou1ttN
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 20, 2020
Mexican GREATNESS! 👑 🇲🇽🥊
@Canelo @Jcchavez115 pic.twitter.com/XEmEpGrlua— Sergio Mora (@TheLatinSnake_) December 20, 2020
Canelo is on another level 🤯 @ESPNRingside pic.twitter.com/nR78cZcZWP
— ESPN (@espn) December 20, 2020
Smiths left arm is swollen massively already.
That’s what 12 Rounds with #Canelo will do to you. pic.twitter.com/2oLfDiylkQ
— Thomas Harry (@Lovell_Butt) December 20, 2020
Canelo busted out the golf swing 😂 pic.twitter.com/BpTKbezjwe
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 20, 2020
Congratulations @Canelo – P4P King, proud of @CallumSmith23 showed tremendous heart tonight #CaneloSmith @DAZNBoxing
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) December 20, 2020
I've had @Canelo P4P No. 1 for quite awhile. No knock on any other top fighter but he's CLEARLY No. 1. Massive resume, 4-division champ, consistently fights the best & has tremendous skills-offense & defense. There's really no discussion about who's No. 1. #boxing #CaneloSmith
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 20, 2020
List of boxers I’d like to see #Canelo fight in order of preference:
1. Beterbiev
2. Charlo
3. Andrade
4. Bivol
5. Benavidez— Max Kellerman (@maxkellerman) December 20, 2020
#canelo is a Mexican James Toney with between-fight discipline.
— Max Kellerman (@maxkellerman) December 20, 2020
Canelo is the P4P best
— Joseph Diaz (@JosephDiazJr) December 20, 2020
Canelo Alvarez is now the WBA & WBC super-middleweight world champion and says he wants to unify all the belts.
Caleb Plant holds the IBF title and Billy Joe Saunders owns the WBO crown.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) December 20, 2020
Might be a little difficult for Canelo to take off that muscle and get back down to Middleweight. I expect him to probably stay at 168 now. #CaneloSmith #Canelo
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) December 20, 2020
Never forget Canelo couldn’t hit Floyd.
— Kevín (@KevOnStage) December 20, 2020
Canelo wins his first match without Golden Boy. He calls the “The Canelo Era” and calls himself the best fighter in the world. #CaneloSmith
— Fernando Ramirez (@RealFRamirez) December 20, 2020
I need to @ErrolSpenceJr vs Canelo
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) December 20, 2020
Then Canelo vs Plant at 168 and the winner of GGG/Andrade vs Charlo.#CaneloSmith
— JeandraLeBeauf (@jeandralebeauf) December 20, 2020
Did Andrade really just say Canelo hasn’t fought all the top guys ‘like myself’?!
Man’s been smoking some shit tonight! 👀🙈— Dave Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) December 20, 2020
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