Saul Alvarez (51-1-2, 25 KO) defeated Rocky Fielding (27-2, 15 KO) by technical knockout in the third round in the main event of the evening in New York, winning the WBA super middleweight belt. Before the end of the fight, the Englishman was four times on the floor.
31-year-old Fielding was already down in the opening round after a body punch. Alvarez began the fight with a strong offensive, he often mixed his punches, but the biggest impression on his rival was made by body work.
In the second round, the Englishman again found himself on canvas after a punch to the body, this time in the vicinity of the liver. In the third round Fielding was first floored by the right hook to the jaw, and then after the left to the liver. The fourth knockdown convinced the referee to stop the fight.
