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On Saturday night inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made history in more ways than one.
Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KO) bided his time before blasting three-time light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev into orbit. Alvarez had difficulty early on in dealing with the taller, lankier Russian’s fantastic jab, but once the Guadalajara native got things going, all he needed was a few punches to end things.
Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KO) boxed beautifully early in the fight but then caught second wind going into the championship rounds.