Saul "Canelo" Alvarez continues his dominant run.
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Saturday, December 19th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the 54-1-2 Canelo Alvarez defeated Callum Smith (27-1) via unanimous decision in the show's main event for the vacant WBC super middleweight title. Smith's WBA Super and The Ring Super Middleweight titles were also on the line.
Canelo's head movement continues to amaze -- pic.twitter.com/1KlTP1Aay6
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The night marked the first loss of Smith's career, who was facing another first -- a layoff of over one year since his November 2019 win over John Ryder. Alvarez has now gone unbeaten in his 13 fights after a 2013 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
This jab fake from Canelo to set up the uppercut -- pic.twitter.com/gsr4Itvjb6
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Alvarez was able to utilize his superior technique and outstanding head movement to cruise to a lopsided victory over the accomplished Smith.
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You can see the full results from the card below
Canelo Alvarez (c) def. Callum Smith via unanimous decision (119-109, 119-109, 117-113) to claim WBA, WBC super middleweight titles
Marc Castro def. Luis Javier Valdes via third-round TKO
Frank Sanchez def. Julian Fernandez via seventh-round TKO
Raymond Ford def. Juan Antonio Lopez via seventh-round TKO
Austin Williams def. Isiah Jones via first-round TKO
Callum Smith had to laugh after Canelo dodged his punches in the 12th Round -- pic.twitter.com/vXnfMZSBYE
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