Mexican Showdown |
| Date | May 6, 2017 |
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| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Boxer |
Saúl Álvarez |
Julio César Chávez Jr. |
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| Nickname |
"Canelo"
("Cinnamon") |
"La Leyenda Continúa"
("The Legend Continues") |
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| Hometown |
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Purse |
$5,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
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| Pre-fight record |
48–1–1 (34 KO) |
50–2–1 (32 KO) |
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| Age |
26 years, 9 months |
31 years, 2 months |
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| Height |
5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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| Weight |
164 lb (74 kg) |
164 lb (74 kg) |
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| Style |
Orthodox |
Orthodox |
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| Recognition |
The Ring and TBRB
Middleweight Champion
WBO
Light Middleweight Champion
The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion |
WBC
No. 7 Ranked Super Middleweight
Former middleweight champion |
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| Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-108, 120-108, 120-108) |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., billed as Mexican Showdown, was a professional boxing fight held on May 6, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Álvarez was declared the winner by unanimous decision, having been judged the winner of all 12 rounds by each of the three ringside judges.
