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 51 more professional rounds, totaling 496 compared to Mosley's 445.

Activity check

Mosley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 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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