September 15, 2024 2:35 am ET
(This story first was published at USA TODAY.)
Canelo Alvarez did not get the knockout he promised.
But he landed brutal punches (and took a few too) in an impressive victory over Edgar Berlanga by unanimous decision in the 12-round super middleweight fight.
The fighters had to be separated on multiple occasions and talked trash throughout the fight. Berlanga was warned for head butting at one point and Alvarez seemed to take exception to that and other Berlanga tactics. “I get a little angry – a Mexican man,” Alvarez said. The crowd roared with laughte
