Alvarez vs Mosley

Who won Alvarez vs Mosley?

Canelo Alvarez beat Shane Mosley by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 5th, 2012, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr's and Miguel Cotto's clash for the WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship.

Alvarez vs Mosley stats

Back in May 2012, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 39 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Shane Mosley made his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 19 years, at 22 years old.

Mosley had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Shane Mosley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 12 years and 8 months later than Mosley, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Mosley's 445.

Alvarez vs Mosley form

Mosley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Antonio Margarito on January 24, 2009, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Miguel Cotto on November 10, 2007, by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Fernando Vargas on July 15, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Fernando Vargas on February 25, 2006, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Oscar De La Hoya on September 13, 2003, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Mosley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Mosley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Mosley?

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