Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan

Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan
DateMay 7, 2016
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC, The Ring and TBRB middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Mexico Saúl Álvarez United Kingdom Amir Khan
Nickname "Canelo"
("Cinnamon")		 "King"
Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK
Purse $3,000,000 $2,000,000
Pre-fight record 46–1–1 (32 KO) 31–3 (19 KO)
Age 25 years, 9 months 29 years, 4 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg) 155 lb (70 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC, The Ring and TBRB
Middleweight Champion
The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Welterweight
TBRB
No. 3 Ranked Welterweight
Former unified light welterweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins via 6th-round KO

Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan was a professional boxing match contested on May 7, 2016, for the WBC, The Ring magazine and lineal championship.[1][2][3] It was the first major sporting event to be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[4]

Background

This fight was Canelo Álvarez's first defense as the WBC and The Ring middleweight champion, and Amir Khan's first fight at middleweight after moving up two weight divisions from welterweight. A catchweight of 155 lb was in effect, at which Álvarez had fought for his previous four fights. The fight was won by Álvarez, who scored a sixth-round knockout of Khan to retain his titles.

It was also shown by Fathom Events at nearly 200 select movie theaters across the United States.[5]

Press conferences

The fight had international press conferences in three cities:[3]

Fight purses

Guaranteed Base Purses[6]

  • Canelo Álvarez ($3,000,000) vs. Amir Khan ($2,000,000)
  • David Lemieux ($200,000) vs. Glen Tapia ($150,000)
  • Mauricio Herrera ($175,000) vs. Frankie Gomez ($90,000)
  • Curtis Stevens ($65,000) vs. Patrick Teixeira ($50,000)

The fight

Round by round

Round 1[7]

Khan tossed out several jabs to open the fight, but failed to connect. A hard right cross to the head snapped Álvarez's head back, but appeared largely unaffected. Álvarez responded with a right to the ribs, and Khan responded with a flurry of jabs and a right to the head. Álvarez missed with a powerful right hook, but Khan was out of position to counter. Khan walked into a short left hook just as his own left missed, but did not appear hurt. Khan blocked Álvarez's left hook with a minute left. Khan opened up with a flurry of three punches to the head, all of which missed. Khan maintained a high tempo for the remainder of the round.

Round 2

Álvarez stormed out of his corner, but missed with a sweeping left-right upstairs. Álvarez missed another hard right hook, causing him to stumble and Khan countered with a quick shot. Álvarez remained aggressive, walking after his opponent and throwing digs to the body. Both fighters missed during an exchange in the center of the ring before settling in with jabs. Khan landed a right-left up top but Álvarez walked through it. Khan threw four jabs to the head and body. With 10 seconds left, Álvarez swallowed a slick left-right, giving Khan the round.

Round 3

Khan remained mobile, forcing Álvarez to lunge in and miss many early shots. Khan got hit with a short left, but was left unfazed. Khan threw a hard left-right followed by a pair of jabs, then landed a sweeping left hook to the head. Álvarez did not appear hurt by the shots, but their speed appeared to be giving him issues. Khan remained just out of reach of another hard left hook from Álvarez. Khan threw a multi-punch flurry to the face, but Álvarez continued to walk through the attacks. Álvarez threw a hard right to the body, but Khan quickly countered upstairs with a forceful right and then a short left.

Round 4

A hard right to the face by Khan caught Álvarez off guard, and the fighters clinched. In the grip, Álvarez slammed a left to the ribs, forcing Khan to back off. Khan landed another right, but Álvarez landed a right of his own to the body. Khan landed a triple jab to Álvarez. Álvarez missed a right, and was subsequently cracked by a forceful overhand left. Nevertheless, he did not appear to be dazed. Khan missed a powerful right-left to the head as Álvarez turned with both shots. Álvarez's right eye began to swell late in the round. Álvarez slammed another right to the body as the round came to a close.

Round 5

Álvarez threw a short left to the head early, but Khan shook it off. Álvarez moved fervently, making Álvarez chase after him. Álvarez landed a right to the body, but was quickly countered by a left up top. Álvarez threw some jabs after taking a shot to the ribs a minute into the round. Álvarez caught Khan with a right, but Khan partially blocked it against the ropes. Khan landed a jab then ducked under a left hook, but Álvarez was out of position to land. Álvarez threw a three-punch combo, but missed during an exchange at the bell.

Round 6

Both fighters took turns missing meager jabs early before Khan landed an errant left hook to Álvarez's ear. Álvarez returned fire with a right to the hip. Álvarez answered Khan's jab with a left hook. Khan appeared slightly dazed, and the fight changed pace, with Álvarez taking control. With a loss in maneuverability, Khan sought to establish a buffer zone with jabs. Álvarez used the opportunity to land a couple of body shots to Khan, slowing his movement. Khan's head seemed to be clearing, but he had not regained the body movement which protected him so well earlier in the bout. Álvarez feinted a body jab as a cover to load a right hook, but Khan parried the jab with both hands. The jab was withdrawn and Khan was left off balance with both hands down. Álvarez feinted another jab and landed an overhand right, dropping Khan unconscious. Bayless did not count as the ringside staff, including doctors, stormed the ring.[8]

Aftermath

Analysis

Alvarez was ahead on two scorecards, 49–46 and 48–47. Khan was ahead 48–47 on the third scorecard. ESPN.com had Khan ahead 48–47.[9]

Punch Stats[9]
Punches Alvarez Khan
Landed 64 48
Thrown 170 166
Percent 38% 29%

Reception

The fight produced $7,417,350 from the live gate, according to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. This came from 13,072 sold tickets. The gross made it the 34th highest grossing boxing event in Nevada history.[10] On pay-per-view, the fight sold an estimated 600,000 PPV buys, but HBO and Golden Boy promotions refused to release the official totals.[11] The fight grossed at least $35,994,000 in pay-per-view revenue,[12] giving the event a combined live-gate and pay-per-view revenue of at least $43,411,350.

In addition to 600,000 PPV buys,[11] the fight drew a replay audience of 1.005 million viewers on HBO,[13] giving a total audience of 1.605 million viewers on HBO. In Mexico, the fight drew a live audience of 3.3 million viewers on Azteca 7, making it the year's fourth most-watched live sporting event in Mexico up until May 2016.[14] The fight drew a total audience of 15.4 million viewers on TV Azteca in Mexico.[15] Combined, the fight had a total of 17.005 million viewers in the United States and Mexico.

Álvarez's potential earnings from the fight was about $15-20 million.[16] Amir Khan's earnings from the fight was an estimated $13.1 million (£9 million), the highest for a British boxer since Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye in 2011.[17][18]

Fight card

The fight card included the following fights:[5][19][20]

Weight class Weight vs. Round
Middleweight 155 lbs. Mexico Canelo Álvarez (c) def. United Kingdom Amir Khan RD6 KO
Middleweight 160 lbs. Canada David Lemieux def. United States Glen Tapia RD4 TKO
Welterweight 147 lbs. United States Frankie Gomez def. United States Mauricio Herrera UD
Middleweight 160 lbs. United States Curtis Stevens def. Brazil Patrick Teixeira RD2 TKO

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Canada Shaw PPV
Dish PPV
Sportsnet PPV
 Czech Republic Sport 1
 France BeIN Sport
 Germany Sky Select
 Hungary Sport 2
 Indonesia tvOne
 Italy Sportitalia
Latin America Space[21]
 Malaysia Astro
 Mexico Azteca 7[15]
 New Zealand Sky
 Pakistan PTV Sports
 Philippines Solar Sports, TV5 and AksyonTV
 Poland Polsat Sport
 Portugal Sport TV
 Romania Sport.ro
 Qatar BeIN Sports
 Russia NTV Plus
 Turkey NTV Spor
 Spain Taquilla
 United Arab Emirates DU TV
 United Kingdom BoxNation[22]
 United States HBO PPV
Dish PPV[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Saul Alvarez vs. Amir Khan". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ Steve Carp. "Canelo Alvarez set to fight Amir Khan in first bout at T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. ^ a b "Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan International Three-City Press Tour". Golden Boy Promotions. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. ^ "Canelo Alvarez to fight Amir Khan at new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas". Espn.co.uk. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ^ a b "Canelo Alvarez to Battle Amir Khan for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships Live on the Big Screen Cinco De Mayo Weekend". Business Wire. April 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Purses: Canelo $3.5M, Khan $2M". Boxing News 24. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  7. ^ Sherdog.com. "Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Results, Round-by-Round Scoring & Play-by-Play". Sherdog. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  8. ^ "Canelo Álvarez beats Amir Khan: WBC middleweight boxing – as it happened". Guardian. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Canelo surprisingly ahead on point". ESPN.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  10. ^ "Notes: Alvarez-Khan generates $7.4 million gate". ESPN.com. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  11. ^ a b "Canelo-Khan fight draws 'around' 600K PPV buys, Golden Boy says". ESPN. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  12. ^ "How to live stream Canelo vs. Khan tonight". Bloody Elbow. SB Nation. 7 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Notes: Canelo-Khan knockout a big hit". ESPN. 18 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Especial Cuartos de Final LIGA MX" (PDF). HR Ratings. HR Media. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Cerca de 600 mil casas PPV Canelo-Khan; 15 millones en México". ESPN. 13 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Amir Khan vs Canelo Alvarez Purse Payouts (Revealed)". Total Sportek. 7 February 2016.
  17. ^ Flanagan, Aaron (8 May 2016). "Revealed: How much Amir Khan made from Saul Alvarez fight". Daily Mirror.
  18. ^ "Amir Khan Stands To Pocket 13 Million in Canelo Showdown". BoxingScene. 2 May 2016.
  19. ^ David Lemieux-Glen Tapia co-feature among 3 bouts unveiled, ESPN, 21 March 2016
  20. ^ David Lemieux-Glen Tapia, Mauricio Herrera-Frankie Gomez top Canelo-Khan undercard, USA Today, 21 March 2016
  21. ^ "Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan in Space Channel". FulBox. May 7, 2016.
  22. ^ Khan vs Alvarez, BoxNation
  23. ^ "Alvarez-Khan carries great entertainment value - Boxing Blog- ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  24. ^ "Canelo vs. Khan set for May 7th | Boxing News TV". Boxing News TV. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
Preceded by Canelo Álvarez's bouts
May 6, 2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Amir Khan's bouts
May 7, 2016 		Succeeded by
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