Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton explained

Fight Name:Here's Your Shot
Fight Date:March 5, 2011
Location:Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
Titles:vacant WBC super welterweight title[1]
Fighter1: Saúl Álvarez
Nickname1:"Canelo"
("Cinnamon")
Hometown1:Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Purse1:$350,000
Record1:35–0–1 (26 KO)
Height1:5 ft 8 in
Weight1:151+3/4 lb
Style1:Orthodox
Recognition1:WBC
No. 1 Ranked Super Welterweight[2]
The Ring
No. 10 Ranked Light Middleweight[3]
WBC Silver super welterweight champion
Fighter2: Matthew Hatton
Nickname2:"Magic"
Hometown2:Stockport, Greater Manchester, U.K.
Purse2:$150,000
Record2:41–4–2 (16 KO)
Height2:5 ft 8 in
Weight2:149+1/2 lb
Style2:Orthodox
Recognition2:WBC
No. 5 Ranked Welterweight
European welterweight champion
Result:Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (119-108, 119-108, 119-108)

Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton, billed as Here's Your Shot, was a professional boxing match contested on March 5, 2011, for the WBC super welterweight championship.[4]

Background

Having held the WBC Silver since his July 2010 victory over Luciano Leonel Cuello,[5] Canelo Álvarez was the mandatory challenger for the WBC light middleweight belt which was won by Manny Pacquiao in November 2010.

In January 2011 Álvarez signed to face European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton at a 150 Ib catchweight.[6] [7]

In February 2011 the WBC Board of Governors voted to declare their super welterweight title vacant, following Pacquiao informing them that he had no intention of defencing the belt.[8] As a result the Álvarez/Hatton bout was sanctioned for the now vacant title despite still being fought 4 pounds below the Light middleweight limit and with Hatton being unranked at the weight.[9] [10] [11] It was the first time for either fighter to challenge for a major belt in any division. Álvarez was a 15–1 on favourite to win.

Reported fight earnings

These are the payouts to some of the fighters. These are the California State Athletic Commission purses as per the California bout agreements. They does not include sponsor money or other common forms of revenue paid through other streams. In California, if a fighter is more than two pounds overweight he is automatically penalized 20 percent of his purse and the weigh-in is over.[12]

The fine will stand against Canelo Álvarez, who weighed in at 151.8 pounds and will forfeit $70,000 of his $350,000 purse. The Hatton camp asked Alvarez to try to lose the weight, which he agreed to do after a "spirited discussion". When he came back to the scale about an hour later, he failed to make the limit of 150, weighing in at 151.4 on the scale.[13]

The fight

Alvarez dominated to win the vacant WBC 154-pound belt, to win his first world title.

Alvarez picked apart Hatton from the opening bell, peppering the smaller man with head shots and using his brute power. Hatton twice went to the canvas after getting hit out of a break with Alvarez, but wasn't seriously hurt either time.

All three judges scored the bout 119-108, meaning Alvarez won every round on every card. He lost one point for an illegal punch in the seventh round, which was uniformly scored 9-9.[14] [15] [16]

Alvarez landed 47 percent of his 626 punches, including 53 percent of his power shots, while Hatton connected with just 25 percent of his 546 total blows.[17]

Aftermath

The fight averaged 1.4 million viewers on HBO.[18]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[19]

Televised

Untelevised

Broadcasting

The bout aired on HBO's Boxing After Dark.

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Televisa
Sky Sports[20]
HBO

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Head to head Alvarez vs Hatton. RingTV. 2011-03-05 . Doug. Fischer. 2011-03-05.
  2. Web site: World Boxing Council Ratings - Feb. 2011 . pound4pound.com . WBC . 8 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Jr Middleweight ratings . ringtv.craveonline.com . The Ring . 8 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226092251/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/59-jr-middleweight . 26 February 2011 . 20 February 2011.
  4. Web site: Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton . boxrec.com . BoxRec . 8 October 2024.
  5. Vicious Beating of Luciano Cuello . Boxing Scene . 10 July 2010 . James . Blears. 11 July 2010.
  6. Web site: Rafael . Dan . Saul Alvarez will face Matthew Hatton. ESPN . 2011-03-04 . 2011-03-04.
  7. Web site: Hatton signs for Alvarez . skysports.com . Sky Sports . 8 October 2024 . 21 January 2011.
  8. Web site: WBC vacates Manny Pacquiao title . ESPN . Rafael . Dan . 8 February 2011 . 21 January 2022 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421181416/https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6103133 . 21 April 2021 .
  9. Web site: Matthew Hatton gets shot at WBC light-middleweight belt . bbc.co.uk . BBC . 8 October 2024 . 16 February 2011.
  10. Web site: Kevin Mitchell . Matthew Hatton's fight with Saúl 'Canello' Alvarez a cynical contest . theguardian.com . The Guardian . 8 October 2024 . 4 March 2010.
  11. Web site: Hatton is cannon fodder for Alvarez - Roach . ESPN.co.uk. 2011-03-04 . 2011-03-04.
  12. Web site: LaBate . Chris . Saul Alvarez to lose $70,000. BoxingScene . 2011-03-04 . 2011-03-04.
  13. Web site: Saul Alvarez to face Matthew Hatton over agreed weight . bbc.co.uk . BBC . 8 October 2024 . 5 March 2011.
  14. Web site: Blake. Brian O.. 20 Year Old Saul Alvarez Defeats Matthew Hatton to Become WBC Junior Middleweight Champion. News Article. Sports Betting World. 7 March 2011.
  15. Web site: Saul Alvarez beats Matthew Hatton to win WBC title . bbc.co.uk . BBC . 8 October 2024 . 6 March 2011.
  16. News: Matthew Hatton loses world title fight against 'too big' Saúl Alvarez . 8 October 2024 . The Guardian . Press Association . 6 March 2010.
  17. Web site: Saul Alvarez dominates Matthew Hatton. ESPN. 2011-03-06 . 2011-03-06.
  18. News: HBO's First Half Posts Similar Ratings from Greenburg Era. Max Boxing. 6 July 2017. En.
  19. Web site: BoxRec - event.
  20. Web site: See Hatton on Sky! . skysports.com . Sky Sports . 8 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305130719/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12184_6792974,00.html . 5 March 2011 . 4 March 2011.