In the early hours of this Sunday, the necessary conditions were met at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the Mexican boxers Saúl Álvarez and Jaime Mungía encouraged an intense combat in the fight of the year that ended with victory for “Canelo” after the judges’ decision.
Having the four belts at stake: WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), WBO (World Boxing Organization) and IBF (International Boxing Federation) in the Super Middleweight category. “Tapatío” won 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 in a fight that did not disappoint.
Although the development of the battle between the two seemed favorable to the challenger, Canelo demonstrated why he is one of the most influential athletes in his category after the third round. From there he managed the process and recovered ground in the fourth round, knocking down an opponent who was undefeated in his last 43 fights.
Finally, at the eighth bell Mungía resumed the rhythm, pBut everything seemed to be decided after the overwhelming domino of his opponent. That ended up being reflected in the cards that favored Álvarez to become the first man in the 4-belt era to achieve four world title defenses.
