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Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan, was a professional boxing fight which took place on May 7, 2016, and was contested for the WBC, The Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles. It was the first major sporting event to be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Tale of the tape

Boxer Canelo Álvarez Amir Khan

Nickname Canelo

("Cinnamon") King

Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Bolton, United Kingdom

Pre-fight record 46–1–1 (32 KO) 31–3 (19 KO)

Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Weight 155 lb (70 kg) 155 lb (70 kg)

Recognition WBC and The Ring middleweight champion

The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter

2-division world champion WBC Silver welterweight champion

Former unified light welterweight champion

Result

Álvarez wins via 6th-round KO

Ships 1st class.