Tonight, Saturday September 17 2016, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KO’s) challenges Liam Smith (23-0-1, 13 KO’s) for the WBO Junior Middleweight championship. The fight will take place at At&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, and will be live on HBO PPV at 9pm ET. In the co-feature, Willie Monroe JR (20-2, 6 KOs) takes on Gabriel Rosado (23-9, 13 KO’s) in a 12 round Middleweight bout, and Diego De La Hoya (15-0, 9 KO’s) will be in action against Luis Orlando Del Valle (22-2, 16 KO’s). He is the breakdown and predictions:
LIAM SMITH
-Record: 23 – 0 – 1, 13 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: N/A
-Notable Fights
- Erick Ochieng — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 9/21/13. (Won British Light Middleweight title)
- John Thompson — Win, TKO 7th round (12), 10/10/15. (Won vacant WBO Junior Middleweight title)
SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ
-Record: 47 – 1 – 1, 33 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- Floyd Mayweather — Loss, Majority Decision (12), 9/14/13.
- Erislandy Lara — Win, Split Decision (12), 7/12/14.
- Miguel Cotto — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 11/21/15. (Won TheRing/Lineal/WBC Middleweight titles)
Predictions:
Diego De La Hoya — def — Luis Orlando Del Valle — via — TKO 7th round
Willie Monroe Jr — def — Gabriel Rosado — via — Unanimous Decision
Saul Alvarez — def — Liam Smith — via — TKO 6th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE