Saul ''Canelo'' Alvarez eagerly grabbed the WBA championship belt he had just won by unanimously outpointing Austin Trout on Saturday night at the Alamodome.
Alvarez (42-0-1) unified the 154-pound titles with a dominant victory, retaining his WBC super welterweight championship along with the vacant Ring Magazine belt. But it was the WBA belt that was the ultimate prize - and it wasn't his.
''This is for my brother,'' Alvarez said.
Alvarez (42-0-1) unified the 154-pound titles with a dominant victory, retaining his WBC super welterweight championship along with the vacant Ring Magazine belt. But it was the WBA belt that was the ultimate prize - and it wasn't his.
''This is for my brother,'' Alvarez said.
Alvarez's brother, Rigoberto, lost the WBA title to Trout in February 2011 in the family's hometown of Guadalajara. Alvarez returned the belt to his brother, who was in the ring when the result was announced.
Alvarez receiving winning scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 118-109 to beat Trout, from Las Cruces, N.M.
Some observers speculated the 21-year-old Alvarez wasn't ready for a veteran opponent like Trout (26-1), but they didn't realize how personal the bout was to him.
Alvarez receiving winning scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 118-109 to beat Trout, from Las Cruces, N.M.
Some observers speculated the 21-year-old Alvarez wasn't ready for a veteran opponent like Trout (26-1), but they didn't realize how personal the bout was to him.
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