Rene Alvarado has won his first world title.
In a rematch against Andrew Cancio headlining the November 23 Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN, Alvarado scored a stoppage win over Cancio to capture the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title. The fight came to a stop after seven rounds as Cancio was dealing with a nasty cut above his left eye.
The bout ended Cancio's title run that started with a shocking win over Alberto Machado back in February. Cancio and Alvarado first fought back in 2015 with Cancio initially coming out on top with an eighth-round win.
In the co-main event, Chinese star Xu Can dominated Manny Robles III to retain the WBA "Regular" featherweight title. Can was extremely busy in the fight, throwing more than 1,500 punches throughout the 12 rounds, shattering a featherweight record for one boxer. With the win, and Leo Santa Cruz more than likely vacating his WBA "Super" featherweight title after capturing the WBA super featherweight title, Can is likely headed for a big 2020 and look for a potential unification bout against Josh Warrington.
Here are the results of the November 23 Golden Boy Promotions on DAZN main card from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California:
- Rene Alvarado defeated Andrew Cancio by TKO, round 7 to win the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title
- Xu Can defeated Manny Robles III by unanimous decision (120-108, 119-109, 118-110) to retain the WBA "Regular" featherweight title
- Rashidi Ellis defeated Eddie Gomez by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 99-91)
- Victor Morales Jr. defeated Diuhl Olguin by unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
