Saul “Canelo” Alvarez handed Jaime Munguia the first defeat of his career after securing a convincing unanimous decision in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Alvarez, who received scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 from the three judges to seal the win, sent his opponent to the canvas in the fourth round, the first knock-down of Munguia’s career.
Victory takes the 33-year-old Mexican’s record to 61-2-2 in what was his first fight since defeating American Jermell Charlo last year. It was the fourth time Alvarez has defended his WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles.
And the clamour is now once again growing for Alvarez to take on unbeaten countryman David Benavidez, although he has previously insisted that the 27-year-old, who has won 24 of his 28 fight by knockouts, “brings nothing to the table”.
After his victory in front of more than 17,000 fans at the T-Mobile Arena on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Alvarez was again asked whether a fight with Benavidez – a three-time WBC super-middleweight world champion who will step up to light-heavyweight next month – is on the cards.
“If the money’s right … I can fight [Benavidez] right now,” he insisted. “I don’t give a s***. It’s only a matter of money at this point. Everybod
