Canelo Alvarez done with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

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CANELO ALVAREZ is done with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Their rivalry had simmered for years, with Chavez the beneficiary of his fatherโ€™s famous name while Alvarez had to work his work up from the very bottom, turning professional just as a teenager and now at 26 reaching the summit of the sport. But Canelo settled their grudgeย conclusively, shutting out Junior over 12 rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

โ€œThis chapter is over. I enjoyed the fight, I won the fight, every single round, I had fun and thatโ€™s what I do. I love boxing,โ€ he said.

โ€œAfter all these years, after all the talk of whoโ€™s better, Iโ€™m very happy to demonstrate that regardless of the weight, regardless of the size advantage he had, that Iโ€™m the better fighter.โ€

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Alvarezโ€™s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya wasnโ€™t hugely satisfied with Chavezโ€™s efforts. โ€œOne side showed up and thatโ€™s Canelo for this fight and we are extremely happy for him,โ€ Oscar said.

There were moments when Canelo appeared to relax in the fight and slow his own workrate but he maintained that was only to goad Chavez in. It didnโ€™t particularly work. โ€œI wasnโ€™t ever hurt. But I was inviting him to open up and exchange so we could give the public a beautiful fight,โ€ he said. โ€œThe preparation, the hard work was done in training and yes of course in the fifth, sixth round I felt a little exhausted but thatโ€™s normal. Then I got my second wind and picked it up and finished strong.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m very happy and Iโ€™m very proud,โ€ he added. โ€œIโ€™m going to continue giving you all, giving the fans big and great fights.โ€

Thatโ€™s exactly what he is doing. Canelo Alvarez will fight Gennady Golovkin for the unified middleweight title on September 16.

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