Terence Crawford defeats ‘Canelo’ Álvarez by unanimous decision and takes away his world boxing titles

Sports writing (EFE).- American Terence Crawford gave a master class in good boxing to defeat Mexican Saúl ‘Canelo’ Alvarez by unanimous decision this Saturday and strip him of the super middleweight world titles.

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Crawford, who accepted the challenge of moving up two divisions, won with scores of 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. Swift as a feline, with lateral movements with which he escaped the attack of his rival, the one from Nebraska disconcerted the one from Guadalajara, who at times did damage with his right straight, but received a lot of punishment.

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After almost two minutes of dancing, there were some timid exchanges in the first round, with no advantage for either. In the second, the Mexican came out to propose and took the initiative, although he did little damage, something similar to the third round in which Crawford found a good counter punch that impacted the Mexican’s anatomy. From there, Crawford insisted with the ‘jab’ and guarded against Álvarez’s powerful right hand, who ended the episode with swelling in one eye. Good defense from Crawford
The American reached the halfway point with an advantage after landing the best punches in the sixth ’round’. Desperate, ‘Canelo’ attacked, however, he received good left-handed impacts from Terence, with an admirable defense after damaging with the ‘jab’. In the eighth, the Mexican had a slight improvement, but in the ninth, Crawford again took the initiative in the center of the ring and made the Mexican miss, standing without throwing punches for a large part of the ’round’. In the eleventh round, the super middleweight monarch came out to force the fight, but he encountered an opponent with excellent physical preparation and good counterattacks, which prevented him from evening the actions. 42 consecutive victories
Terence Crawford added his forty-second consecutive victory, 31 of them by knockout, and ‘Canelo’ suffered his third defeat, with 63 wins, 39 before the limit, and two draws. “A defeat doesn’t define me; I’ve done a lot as a professional, I have a great legacy. My respect for Crawford,” said Saúl Álvarez, who at 35 years old has begun to show signs that he might be nearing the end of his career as a professional boxer.