CALLUM SMITH was battered by Canelo Alvarez after 12 brutal rounds in the ring. But in comparison, the Mexican barely had a scratch on him and looked so fresh. Alvarez, 30, successfully stole the WBA super middleweight title and claimed the vacant WBC belt with a dominant display in Texas on Saturday night. He beat […]
CALLUM SMITH was battered by Canelo Alvarez after 12 brutal rounds in the ring.
But in comparison, the Mexican barely had a scratch on him and looked so fresh.
Alvarez, 30, successfully stole the WBA super middleweight title and claimed the vacant WBC belt with a dominant display in Texas on Saturday night.
He beat the Brit with an unanimous-decision victory, inflicting the first defeat on Smith in his 28-fight pro career.
And the pictures told the story of the fight.
Canelo still looked incredibly fresh as he was announced the winner with no signs of any wear and tear from the 36-minute contest.
There were no cuts, blood or significant swelling for the 54-1-2 superstar.
But for Smith, the bludgeoning contest had taken its toll with significant damage done to the Liverpool star’s face.
As well as the battered face, Smith also suffered a horrific bulging arm during the fight which may require surgery.
In the end it proved to be 12 one-sided and fairly identical rounds as Canelo prevailed with too much power and precision for Smith.
The dominance was clear to see in the punching stats with the Mexican landing 209 of his 484 punches at a staggering 43 per cent while his opponent was way down at 18 per cent with 97 from 536.
After the win, the four-weight champ said: “I did a great job after 13 months out. Smith is a great fighter but I did a great job. I am so happy.
“I am the best in the world and from the first round I wanted to see what he brings but I showed what I am.”
