Alvarez vs Khan

Who won Alvarez vs Khan?

Canelo Alvarez beat Amir Khan by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 7th May 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC & The Ring belts on the line.

Alvarez vs Khan stats

Back in May 2016, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 1 loss and 1  draw, 32 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Amir Khan made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Canelo had a slight advantage in power over Khan, with a 70% knock out percentage over Khan's 61%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Khan had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez & Amir Khan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 months later than Khan, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 246 more professional rounds, 484 to Khan's 238.

Alvarez vs Khan form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Miguel Cotto on 21st November 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated James Kirkland on 9th May 2015 by knockout in the 3rd round at Minute Maid Park, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beat Erislandy Lara on 12th July 2014 by split decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Alfredo Angulo on 8th March 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on 14th September 2013 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Amir Khan had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Chris Algieri on 29th May 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Devon Alexander on 13th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Devon Alexander on 13th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Luis Collazo on 3rd May 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Luis Collazo on 3rd May 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Amir Khan's last outing had been 11 months and 8 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Khan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Khan?

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