Canelo revalidates his titles in his stronghold

Canelo Alvarez He had his dream comeback, he won in Guadalajara taking the British to the last round John Ryder, who practically looked wandering, from the sixth episode. The show at the Akron stadium, which was the Mexican’s party, fulfilled a fight without a knockout, the decisive blow that dictated the expectation towards the champion of all the super middleweight belts.

Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) couldn’t wrest the super undisputed tag from Canelo, who had his arm raised in unanimous decision victory.

The judges scored broad for Canelo by the scores: 120-107, 118-109 and 118-109.

Despite the early definition of the result, Ryder continued with pressure and out of pride, he was not willing to stand in front of Canelo and back.

Regarding the earnings for the fight, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn told the AP agency that it is unknown how much it will be but that Canelo accepted a salary cut to take place in Mexico.

The amount rumored to be lost, compared to whether it had been in Las Vegas, London or the Middle East, is around $10 million.

According to Sports Payouts, Canelo will earn a guaranteed $15 million for the fight and will finish his earnings at $40 million if pay-per-view sales go as planned.

According to Essentially Sports, Canelo won 12 million against Floyd Mayweather in 2013. Facing Amir Khan in 2016, Canelo earned around $25 million, according to Sports Zion. Against Caleb Plant, when he became the undisputed super middleweight champion, Canelo made $40 million. Against Dmitry Bivol, Canelo had a guaranteed bag of 15 million.

Canelo made $40 million in the first fight against Gennadiy Golovkin and $30 million in the rematch, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In the trilogy fight, he earned around 45 million and his salary reportedly hit 100 million after PPV sales.

According to Total Sportal, Ryder won $400,000 against Zach Parker, plus 50% of the PPV share. Against Daniel Jacobs in 2022, according to Sports Payouts, Ryder earned around $300,000. He reportedly earned around £400,000 against Callum Smith in 2019. Facing Rocky Fielding for British super middleweight gold in 2017, Ryder earned between £200,000 and £250,000.

It is expected that for the fight last night at the Akron stadium, Canelo Álvarez will earn about 40 million, according to The Sun. Next, it is questioned if Canelo will look to shoot WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in September of this year.
“Everybody knows. We want the rematch with Bivol. If the Bivol fight doesn’t happen, we’ll see. I can fight everyone,” Canelo Alvarez told DAZN Boxing after the fight.

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