Canelo vs Fielding

Who won Canelo vs Fielding?

Canelo Alvarez beat Rocky Fielding by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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 vacant WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Canelo was making his 10th defense of the The Ring Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had held this belt for 4 years, 6 months and 16 days.

He was also making his 8th defense of the WBO World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Billy Joe Saunders in May 2021. He had held this title for 4 years, 1 month and 27 days.

Also, on the line was his 10th defense of the WBC World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had been recognised as this champion for 4 years, 6 months and 16 days.

In addition, he was defending IBF World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against William Scull in May 2025. He had been IBF champion for 2 months and 1 day.

Finally, he was making his 10th defense of the WBA Super World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had been WBA champion for 4 years, 6 months and 16 days.

Also on the undercard Tevin Farmer was victorious over Francisco Fonseca for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship, Sadam Ali beat Mauricio Herrera, and Ryan Garcia defeated Braulio Rodriguez.

Canelo vs Fielding stats

Back in December 2018, Rocky Fielding stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Canelo Alvarez made his way to the ring with a record of 50 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Canelo had an advantage in power over Fielding, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Fielding's 56%.

Rocky Fielding was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Fielding had a height advantage of 4 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Rocky Fielding and Canelo Alvarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fielding was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 10 months later than Canelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 373 fewer professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Canelo's 520.

Canelo vs Fielding form

Fielding 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 won against Tyron Zeuge on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against David Brophy on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten John Ryder on April 22, 2017, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had defeated Christopher Rebrasse on April 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had been beaten by Callum Smith on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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 won against Gennady Golovkin on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Gennady Golovkin on September 16, 2017, by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Liam Smith on September 17, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

He had beaten Amir Khan on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Rocky Fielding had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Canelo Alvarez's last outing had been 3 months ago.

Fielding's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Fielding start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Canelo vs Fielding?

Canelo vs Fielding was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Canelo vs Fielding?

Rocky Fielding was a 8/1 (+800) underdog going into the contest, while Canelo Alvarez made his way into the ring at 3/50 (-1700) with oddsmakers.