Alvarez cruises past Chavez, Golovkin next
S AU L “C a n e l o” A l v a r e z cruised to a unanimous decision over Julio Chavez Jr in a 12-round mismatch on Saturday t hen a nnounced in t he ring t hat his next f ight would be aga inst Gennady “Tr iple G” Golovkin.
After crushing Chavez, the World Boxing Organization light middleweight champ said he is set to face middleweight champ Golovkin on September 16.
“Golovkin, you are next, my friend. Where are you? It’s on,” Alvarez said before bringing Golovkin into the T-Mobile Arena ring with him.
Golovkin didn’t have to travel far to make the announcement as he watched Alvarez’s fight from Vegas.
“Congratulations,” he told Alvarez. “I feel excited to be part of this big drama show.”
With his win over Chavez, Alvarez claimed Mexican bragging rights on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
“I showed I can move, box and do all those things against a fighter who was bigger,” Alvarez said. “He wouldn’t throw punches.”
The 26-year-old Alvarez (pictured, AFP) used Chavez for target practice, landing jabs, hooks and combinations at will as he won every round of the 164-pound (75 kg) fight on all three judges’ scorecards.
Chavez, who has a four inch ringside in Las (10 cm) height advantage, was booed duringring and after the fight by the Vegas crowd.
Alvarez treated ed t h e l o p s i d e d bout as if it were a sparring sess i o n , e v e n s t a n d i n g between rounds f or the enti ree fight.
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Al va re z was t he heavy favourite going into the fight and it didn’t take long to see why. Chavez had no answer for the punches from Alvarez, which often came in combinations of three, four and sometimes even six.
Chavez, 31, was bleeding from the left nostril in the fifth round. By the final round, he was bleeding from both nostrils and his left eye was almost swollen shut.
He said Alvarez’s counterpunches were taking a toll on him. “He beat me. If I attacked more, I would be open for mo r e c o u n t e r p u n c h e s ,” Chavez said.