Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as The One, was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 2013, for the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight championships. The bout was held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV.
Background In May 2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr. confirmed via Twitter that a deal had been reached to face WBC Super welterweight champion Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez in a unification bout on September 14. It would be the first defence of his Light middleweight title since he won it from Miguel Cotto in May 2012, 16 months earlier.
The bout took place at a 152-pound catchweight, two pounds below the light middleweight limit of 154 pounds and included a 13-pound rehydration clause. Álvarez entered the ring at 165 pounds, while Mayweather fought at 150 pounds, having forgone weight cutting. Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.
The fight The fight was won by Mayweather in a 12-round majority decision in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,746. Judge C. J. Ross scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Craig Metcalfe scored it 117–111.
CompuBox stats showed Mayweather's dominance in the fight. He landed 232 of 505 punches (46%) while Álvarez connected on 117 of 526 thrown (22%).
Ross retired after this fight, after the scorecards were roundly criticized for not reflecting how dominant Mayweather's performance was. Out of 86 media scorecards, all 86 scored the fight for Mayweather, with an average score of 119–109.
Aftermath Speaking of the controversial scorecard, Mayweather said, "I can't control what the judges do."
Fight card Confirmed bouts: Weight Class vs. Method Round Time NotesLight middleweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c)def. Canelo Álvarez (c)MD12/12Light welterweight Danny García (c)def. Lucas Matthysse (ic)UD12/12Light middleweight Carlos Amado Molinadef. Ishe Smith (c)SD12/12Welterweight Pablo César Canodef. Ashley TheophaneSD10/10Super middleweight Ronald Gavril def. Shujaa El AminUD8/8Middleweight Chris Pearsondef. Josh WilliamsTKO1/81:14Super middleweight Luís Ariasdef. James WinchesterUD6/6Super middleweight Lanell Bellowsdef. Jordan MooreKO1/42:30
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References
External links
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez Official Fight Card from BoxRec Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez on Showtime Golden Boy Promotions Mayweather Promotions