Canelo Alvarez defended his WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight world titles with a victory over Edgar Berlanga on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) dominated the underdog Berlanga (22-1,17 KOs) for most of the fight until to win an unanimous decision with scorecards of 117-110, 118-109 and 118-109.
Alvarez was the undisputed champion at 168 pounds before the IBF stripped him of the belt in July after Alvarez decided to face Berlanga instead of the organization’s No. 1 mandatory challenger, William Scull.
Alvarez, 34, has won titles in four divisions, and he’s coming off a unanimous decision victory over Jaime Munguia in May. Since his May 2022 light heavyweight title loss to Dmitry Bivol, Alvarez has now won five consecutive fights, all by unanimous decisions.
Full recap coming up…
