Alvarez vs Kirkland

Who won Alvarez vs Kirkland?

Canelo Alvarez beat James Kirkland by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 9th May 2015 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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).

Alvarez vs Kirkland stats

Back in May 2015, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss and 1  draw, 31 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

James Kirkland made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kirkland had advantage in power over Canelo, with a 88% knock out percentage over Canelo's 70%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Canelo Alvarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while James Kirkland was a southpaw.

Canelo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 year and 2 months later than Kirkland, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 367 more professional rounds, 484 to Kirkland's 117.

Alvarez vs Kirkland form

Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Erislandy Lara on 12th July 2014 by split decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beat Austin Trout on 20th April 2013 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had won against Shane Mosley on 5th May 2012 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Kirkland start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Minute Maid Park, Houston, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Kirkland?

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