Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes

Verde y Oro
Date June 18, 2011
Location Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
Title(s) on the line WBC Light Middleweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Mexico Saúl Álvarez England Ryan Rhodes
Nickname El Canelo Spice Boy
Hometown Guadalajara, Mexico Sheffield, England
Pre-fight record 36-0-1 (26 KO) 45-4-0 (31 KO)
Height 5 feet, 10 inches 5 feet, 8 inches
Weight 153.2 152.8
Recognition WBC Light Middleweight Champion EBU Light Middleweight Champion
Result
Álvarez defeated Rhodes via technical knockout.

Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes was a Light Middleweight championship fight for the WBC Light Middleweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was televised on HBO.[3]

Build up

This was the first title defence for Mexican, Canelo Álvarez. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones, Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.[4]

Main card

Preliminary card

References

Preceded by
vs. Matthew Hatton
Canelo Álvarez's bouts
July 18, 2011
Succeeded by
vs. Alfonso Gomez
Preceded by
vs. Rocky Junior
Ryan Rhodes's bouts
July 18, 2011
Succeeded by
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