SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT king Canelo Alvarez showed his remarkable quality with a ‘fake jab’ uppercut in his win over Callum Smith.
The Mexican took home vacant WBC and the WBA belt after battering the Brit from pillar to post in a 12-round slug-fest in Texas on Saturday.
Canelo faked the right jab as he had Smith on the ropesCredit: DAZN
Smith braced himself for the right jab but Canelo had other ideasCredit: DAZN
While Smith left the ring bruised and beaten, Canelo barely had a scratch on him in his dominant victory.
The 30-year-old caught Smith throughout with a string of unstoppable combos, landing jabs and body shots on his hapless opponent.
But one of the most impressive came in round 12 when Canelo pulled off a moment of magic.
He went to hit Smith with a right jab before switching in the a blink of an eye with a left upper-cut.
It caught Smith plush in the face and obviously left him rocked as he stepped away from Canelo.
It was just the cherry on top on a one-sided performance as he plots to become the unified champ.
Alvarez is now a four division world champion and has plans to target the remaining belts with Billy Joe Saunders holding the WBO and Caleb Plant with the IBF.
The Mexican then threw a stunning left uppercut to bamboozle his opponentCredit: DAZN
But first he will be made to defend his WBC belt, and has 90 days to do so against No1 contender Avni Yildirim – which could be a homecoming bout.
Canelo’s trainer Eddy Reynoso to Boxing Social: “We’re planning on doing it in 90 days out in Mexico; then we’ll fight again.
“We want Billy Joe Saunders or Caleb Plant for a unification of the 168 pounds.”
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