Saúl Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes

Verde y Oro
DateJune 18, 2011
LocationArena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
Title(s) on the line WBC Light Middleweight Championship

Mexico Saúl Álvarez vs. England Ryan Rhodes
El Canelo Spice Boy
Tale of the tape
Guadalajara, Mexico From Sheffield, England
36-0-1 (26 KO) Pre-fight record 45-4-0 (31 KO)
5 ft, 10 in Height 5 ft, 8 in
153.2 Weight 152.8
WBC Light Middleweight Champion Recognition EBU Light Middleweight Champion

Result Álvarez defeated Rhodes via technical knockout.

Saúl Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes was a Light Middleweight championship fight for the WBC Light Middleweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was televised on HBO.[3]

Build up

This was the first title defence for Mexican, Saúl Álvarez. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones, Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.[4]

Main card

Preliminary card

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Preceded by
vs. Matthew Hatton
Saul Alvarez's bouts
July 18, 2011
Succeeded by
vs. Alfonso Gomez
Preceded by
vs. Rocky Junior
Ryan Rhodes's bouts
July 18, 2011
Succeeded by
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