Canelo Álvarez vs. Rocky Fielding

Canelo Álvarez vs. Rocky Fielding was a professional boxing match contested on December 15, 2018, for the WBA (Regular) super middleweight title.

[1] On 5 October, Canelo Álvarez wrote on social media that he would next face WBA (Regular) super middleweight title holder, Rocky Fielding on 15 December at Madison Square Garden.

[2] 12 days later, DAZN announced that it had signed a five-year, $365 million deal with Álvarez, under which his next eleven fights would be broadcast in the U.S. by the subscription sports streaming service.

[5] Álvarez would dominate the bout, with the taller Fielding not attempting to establish the range but instead he was dropped in each of the first two rounds with left hands to the body.

[6] According to CompuBox, Álvarez would land 73 of 141 (52%) of his punches against just 37 of 183 (20%) of Fielding's[7][8] Speaking after the bout said Alvarez "Fortunately for me he came to attack, that was the error he made and I did my thing in there."