{"id":384753,"date":"2021-05-08T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T04:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=384753"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:22:17","slug":"canelo-alvarez-stops-billy-joe-saunders-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/canelo-alvarez-stops-billy-joe-saunders-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez stops Billy Joe Saunders (Highlights)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A super middleweight boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders takes place this evening in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez currently holds the WBA, The Ring and WBC titles, while Saunders lays claim to the WBO strap.<\/p>\n<p>Canelo Alvarez (55-1-2) most recently competed in February where he needed just <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/canelo-alvarez-tkos-avni-yildirim-video\/\">three rounds<\/a> to defeat Avni Yildirim. Canelo&#8217;s lone career defeat came back in September of 2013 when he was outpointed by <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/conor-mcgregor-trashes-floyd-mayweather-for-taking-a-fight-with-logan-paul-whatever-way-you-spin-this-its-sad\/\">Floyd Mayweather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Billy Joe Saunders will enter tonight&#8217;s highly anticipated middleweight showdown sporting a perfect professional record of 30-0. The British standout most recently earned a unanimous decision win over Martin Murray to defend his WBO title for a third time.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders fight proved to be a very competitive contest. The Mexican champion was able to get off to a great start in the fight, but Saunders stormed back in rounds four and five. Then, in round eight, Canelo would land a number of heavy strikes which ultimately forced BJS to quit on the stool.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNRingside\/status\/1391235912437092352<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1391238208340496389<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7OnnCHSGG\">pic.twitter.com\/j7OnnCHSGG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WatchOutForTheHook (@KaraFrance1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaraFrance1\/status\/1391241484414902272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Official Result: Canelo Alvarez def. Billy Joe Saunders via TKO (doctor stoppage) after Round 8<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Canelo fight next following his TKO victory over BJS this evening in Texas? 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