Canelo Álvarez is now a three-weight world champion and awash with even more money in the same year he served a derisory six-month drug ban
After the dissection was over Rocky Fielding dropped to one knee, nodded and then smiled at his pathologist. It was an acknowledgement of a job expertly done. For three rounds Canelo Álvarez had swiftly worked him over, starting with the soft layer of flesh below his ribs, which was pounded until it became tenderised and meek. Soon Fielding’s nose was bloodied and his cheeks scuffed too. In truth, it was a mercy when a numbing body shot, which ripped the wind from his lungs and put him down for a fourth time, ended the night.
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Written by Sean Ingle
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