This past Saturday, a Super Welterweight unification bout between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Austin 'No Doubt' Trout took place. The fight was at The Alamodome in San Antonio Texas, in where over 38,000 fans were on hand to see the match. Early in the rounds, it seemed that Trout was outboxing Canelo, by utilizing his jab as the main punch of choice for the WBA champ. Canelo displayed Pernell Whittaker-esque defense in the middle rounds by dodging, bobbing and weaving out of Trout's offense.
Canelo would drop Trout with a straight right in the beginning of the 7th round, where it was clear that Canelo was landing the harder punches. Trout put up a valiant effort as he continued to try to outbox the WBC champ, but Canelo would prove to be too powerful for Trout. Despite not displaying his awesome combination assault, Canelo would display good defense along with good power. In the end the fight would reach 12 rounds, where Alvarez would outpoint Trout by scores of 115-112, 116-111, and a horrible, 118-109, to get the unanimous decision victory. Canelo is now the unified Super Welterweight Champion, and is the one boxer to beat in the 154 pound division, enough said.
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