The boxing world thought Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith was nothing more than a showcase for Alvarez to distract fans from talking about showdown between him and undisputed middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
The fight was a showcase, as Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KO) looked fantastic, in defeating Smith (23-1-1, 13 KO) by knockout Saturday at the 2:27 of the ninth round to win the WBO junior middleweight title at AT&T Stadium in front 51,240 people.
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CANELO wins by KO with devastating body punch !!! P4P King of Boxing !