Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as The One, was a boxing light middleweight championship superfight. The bout was held on September 14, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV. The bout took place at a 152-pound catchweight, two pounds below the light middleweight limit of 154 pounds. Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.

The One
DateSeptember 14, 2013
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Canelo Álvarez
Nickname Money Canelo
("Cinnamon")
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Pre-fight record 44–0 (26 KO) 42–0–1 (30 KO)
Age 36 23
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 150+1⁄2 lb (68 kg) 152 lb (69 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring welterweight champion
WBA (Super) light middleweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion		 WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight champion
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round majority decision (114–114, 116–112, 117–111)

The fight was won by Mayweather in a 12-round majority decision in front of a sold out crowd of 16,746. Judge C. J. Ross scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Craig Metcalfe scored it 117–111. Ross retired after this fight, after the scorecards were roundly criticized for not reflecting how dominant Mayweather's performance was. Out of 86 media scorecards, all 86 scored the fight for Mayweather, with an average score of 119-109.

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