It’s a knockout: Canelo Alvarez stops Amir Khan in sixth round
Struggling with Briton Amir Khan’s speed, the 25-year-old Mexican unleashed a long right hand that send Khan backward on the canvas, where referee Kenny Bayless didn’t even bother to count him out at two minutes and 37 seconds of the sixth round.
Alvarez retained his piece of the middleweight title, but it was not without some nervous moments for his fans who packed the new T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Khan was more than holding his own in a tactical fight when the right hand suddenly ended it.
Alvarez went and kneeled before an unconscious Khan, then went over and motioned to Gennady Golovkin, who was ringside, to join him in the ring for a fight.
I showed my balls by getting into the ring with a big guy. I am one of those fighters who will step in the ring with whoever
“Many people talk about my power but I have many more qualities in the ring and people saw that,” Alvarez said. “I like to surprise everyone.”