Canelo Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding: Mexican outclasses Briton in one-sided clash in New York

Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez underlined his credentials as the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night when he outclassed a hopelessly overmatched Rocky Fielding.

Stepping up to super-middleweight for the first time, Alvarez, 28, was always in control of the bout and floored England’s Fielding in the first, second and third rounds before the ref waved the contest off.

A series of thudding body shots slowly knocked the fight out of Liverpool’s Fielding, who came into the fight as champion. After his third body-shot knockdown in round three, the 31-year-old looked forlornly to his corner. His punishment didn’t last much longer as a fourth knockdown moments later forced the referee to end matters.

The win for the Mexican earned him his third weight class title, adding the WBA super middleweight strap to his collection.

Coming off his close decision win against Gennady Golovkin three months ago to take the WBA and WBC middleweight titles, Alvarez could hear chants of “Canelo! Canelo!” long before he entered the ring at MSG for the first time. Throughout a lengthy undercard, it was clear who the sell-out crowd came to see and cheer.

He delivered with power and precision.