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and sought at least $ 280 million, the remainder of what he was owed on his deal. According to the lawsuit, De La Hoya would be liable for the money. On 6 November 2020, Álvarez was released from his contract with Golden Boy
Promotions after a lawsuit was settled. In December 2020, Álvarez won the
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Saunders. A right uppercut from Álvarez in round eight reportedly caused a right orbital bone fracture, leaving Saunders unwilling to come out of his corner for the
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Saunders was taken to a hospital post-fight. According to CompuBox, Álvarez outlanded Saunders during the fight, landing 73 of 206 punches (35.4%), with Saunders landing 60 of 284 (21.1%). Throughout the fight, Álvarez landed 52.7% of his power punches.
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trilogy all being possible. However, Álvarez refused to take a pay cut off his deal with streaming service
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977:"Canelo knocks out Saunders to unify WBC, WBA and WBO world titles"
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309:Álvarez wins via 8th-round
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62:Title(s) on the line
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917:super welterweight
774:Jose Antonio Meza
617:Super welterweight
599:Katsunari Takayama
552:Billy Joe Saunders
524:Super middleweight
427:breach of contract
364:Billy Joe Saunders
335:super middleweight
324:Billy Joe Saunders
138:Welwyn Garden City
106:Billy Joe Saunders
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1402:8 May 2021
1373:8 May 2021
878:WBA (Super)
748:Lightweight
717:Marc Castro
662:Heavyweight
475:Caleb Plant
432:San Antonio
342:WBA (Super)
238:WBA (Super)
234:Recognition
128:Guadalajara
67:WBA (Super)
41:May 8, 2021
1609:Categories
962:References
583:Elwin Soto
489:Fight card
467:undisputed
393:Background
354:champion,
1399:'s bouts
1370:'s bouts
1245:talkSPORT
1225:March 19,
1193:talkSPORT
903: For
876: For
481:champion
461:Aftermath
452:The fight
399:Las Vegas
362:champion
1199:April 9,
1173:April 9,
1147:April 9,
1121:April 9,
1115:The Ring
1095:April 9,
1069:April 9,
1043:April 9,
1037:The Ring
1011:ESPN.com
985:Archived
932:Country
891:The Ring
351:The Ring
333:, was a
283:The Ring
261:The Ring
247:The Ring
228:Southpaw
223:Orthodox
134:, Mexico
124:Hometown
119:"Superb"
114:"Canelo"
111:Nickname
80:The Ring
1407:vs. TBA
1329:May 24,
1303:May 24,
912:^Note 3
900:^Note 2
873:^Note 1
509:Method
268:fighter
209:⁄
193:⁄
132:Jalisco
1452:Fights
1277:May 9,
1251:May 9,
1017:May 9,
991:May 9,
954:Azteca
949:Mexico
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888:, and
652:10/10
518:Notes
512:Round
409:and a
358:, and
348:, and
304:Result
244:, and
182:Weight
171:Height
86:titles
77:, and
56:, U.S.
919:title
861:2:19
842:def.
804:def.
764:def.
740:2:04
721:def.
699:1:42
696:6/10
678:def.
633:def.
609:2:44
606:9/12
588:def.
563:3:00
560:8/12
541:def.
515:Time
440:Miami
219:Style
100:Boxer
46:Venue
1388:vs.
1331:2021
1305:2021
1279:2021
1253:2021
1227:2021
1220:ESPN
1201:2021
1175:2021
1149:2021
1141:DAZN
1123:2021
1097:2021
1071:2021
1045:2021
1019:2021
993:2021
858:2/8
855:TKO
820:4/4
780:6/6
737:4/6
734:TKO
646:(c)
603:TKO
585:(c)
557:RTD
554:(c)
538:(c)
504:vs.
425:for
417:and
415:DAZN
322:vs.
290:TBRB
254:TBRB
144:, UK
38:Date
886:WBO
882:WBC
817:UD
777:UD
693:TD
649:SD
471:IBF
442:.
370:in
360:WBO
346:WBC
311:RTD
276:WBO
242:WBC
202:167
186:167
160:Age
75:WBO
71:WBC
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