Canelo Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez

Saul Alvarez photo by Reuters

Ouresteemed editor has forsaken us of late to cover the fights forThe Wall Street Journal. Something about them paying his salary. 

From his recap of Saturday night’s middleweight championship boutbetweenSaul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan:

In the end, middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 knockouts) needed just one punch to stop challenger Amir Khan (31-4, 19 knockouts) on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

After surrendering most of the first five rounds, Alvarez smashed Khan with a counter-right hand in the sixth round that rendered Khan senseless before his body collapsed into a heap. It was a sensational conclusion to an otherwise lackluster performance by the 25-year-old champion.

You can also watch him discuss the fight with 120 Sports this morning.

Photo by John Locher for Associated Press