Canelo vs Charlo

Who won Canelo vs Charlo?

Canelo Alvarez beat Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 118-109, 119-108 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Oleksandr Gvozdyk was victorious over Isaac Rodrigues, Yordenis Ugas lost to Mario Barrios for the WBC Interim World Welterweight belt, Jesus Ramos was overcome by Erickson Lubin, Elijah Garcia was victorious over Jose Armando Resendiz, and Frank Sanchez beat Scott Alexander.

Canelo vs Charlo stats

Back in September 2023, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 59 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Jermell Charlo made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Canelo Alvarez was the same age as Jermell Charlo, at 33 years old.

Charlo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Charlo, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 240 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Charlo's 268.

Canelo vs Charlo form

Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated John Ryder on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gennady Golovkin on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Billy Joe Saunders on May 8, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Jermell Charlo had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Brian Carlos Castano on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Brian Carlos Castano on July 17, 2021, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jeison Rosario on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

Before that, he had defeated Tony Harrison on December 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, California.

He had won against Jorge Cota on June 23, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Canelo Alvarez had been fighting more than Jermell Charlo.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Jermell Charlo's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 16 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Charlo start?

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

Who broadcast Canelo vs Charlo?

The Showtime PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Canelo vs Charlo?

Canelo Alvarez was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Jermell Charlo made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.