Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim fight results: Alvarez crushes enemy so TKO easy to hold titles

Needing to break through the hurdle that was mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Saturday in order to begin an ambitious plan for 2021 to unify the four super middleweight world titles, unified champion Canelo Alvarez watched every bit of betting’s daringly big favorite in which he came from.

Alvarez, (55-1-2, 37 KOs), the sport’s biggest star and pound-for-pound best fighter, quickly worked on his limited foe while defending his 168-pound WBA and WBC titles via third-round TKO in front of 15,000 socially distant fans at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

The 30-year-old Mexican star put on quite a performance amid fireworks and a live concert as he walked to the ring alone. After Yildirim (21-3, 12 KOs) hid behind his high guard for the first two rounds, he eventually succumbed to a right cross from Alvarez who dropped him in the third round.

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After trainer Joel Diaz warned his fighter between rounds that he had to show something or the fight would be stopped, Yildirim, 29, watched with a blank expression on his face that forced his corner to stop the fight. fight.

“It doesn’t matter if they’re taller and have more reach or if they have a good new coach or no coach, it doesn’t matter,” Alvarez said after the win. “I come here to do my job and to win and I come to make history and I have the best coach in the world [Eddy Reynoso] in my corner. “

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Battle card, results

• Canelo Alvarez (c) defeats. Avni Yildirim via TKO in the third round (corner stop)
• McWilliams Arroyo (ic) defeats. Abraham Rodriguez via TKO in the fifth round (referee stoppage)
• Zhilei Zhang v Jerry Forrest declared a majority draw (95-93 Forrest, 93-93, 93-93)
• Diego Pacheco beats. Rodolfo Gomez Jr. by unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 79-73)
• Marc Castro beats. John Moraga via TKO in the second round
• Aaron Aponte beats. Harry Gigliotti via unanimous decision (40-34, 40-34, 40-34)
• Keyshawn Davis defeats. Lester Brown via Second Round TKO
• Alexis Espino beats. Ashton Sykes via Fifth Round TKO

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