Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes

Verde y Oro
Date	June 18, 2011
Venue	Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
Title(s) on the line	WBC Light Middleweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Result
	Álvarez defeated Rhodes via technical knockout.

Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes was a Light Middleweight championship fight for the WBC Light Middleweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was televised on HBO.[3]

Build up

This was the first title defence for Mexican, Canelo Álvarez. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones, Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.[4]

Main card

Light Middleweight Championship Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes
- Álvarez defeated Rhodes via technical knockout at 0:48 in the twelve round.
Super Featherweight bout: Jason Litzau vs. Adrien Broner
- Broner defeated Litzau via technical knockout at 2:58 in the first round.

Preliminary card

Featherweight bout: Sergio Villanueva vs. Onalvi Sierra
- Villanueva defeated Sierra via unanimous decision.
Super Featherweight bout: José Manuel Osório vs. Alexander Monterrosa
- Osório defeated Monterrosa via technical knockout.
Light Heavyweight bout: Marco Antonio Periban vs. Alfredo Contreras
- Periban defeated Contreras via unanimous decision.
Light Welterweight bout: Carlos Pérez vs. Cesar Figueroa
- Figueroa defeated Pérez via technical knockout in the second round.
Flyweight bout: Jesús Jiménez vs. Patricio Camacho
- Jiménez defeated Camacho via knockout at 1:18 in the third round.
Featherweight bout: Gary Buckland vs. Jose Roberto Gonzalez
- Buckland defeated Gonzalez via unanimous decision.

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Preceded by vs. Matthew Hatton	Canelo Álvarez's bouts July 18, 2011	Succeeded by vs. Alfonso Gomez
Preceded by vs. Rocky Junior	Ryan Rhodes's bouts July 18, 2011	Succeeded by

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[1] ttp://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167713-ambitious-alvarez-isnt-pressured-by-high-expectations

[2] ttp://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/saul-canelo-alvarez-prepares-to-begin-his-title-reign

[3] ttp://www.boxingscene.com/photos-saul-alvarez-top-form-ryan-rhodes-clash--39514

[4] ttp://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167723-hbo-makes-lederman-an-analyst-saturday