In a special 164.5 lbs catchweight attraction between current 154 lbs champion Canelo Alvarez and former Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., there was no title on the line other than the right to be called Mexico’s best boxer. As fans witnessed at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, that’s unquestionably Alvarez, who didn’t even lose a round.
Both men threw some heavy punches at each other in the first frame. Canelo touched up Chavez to the head and body with the left hook, with Chavez returning body shots of his own. Canelo was a little more active and was able to work his jab.