Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez

The One
Date	September 14, 2013
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and TBRB light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Nickname	"Money"
Hometown	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Purse	$41,500,000
Pre-fight record	44–0 (26 KO)
Age	36 years, 6 months
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	150+1⁄2 lb (68 kg)
Style	Orthodox
Recognition	WBA (Super); Light Middleweight Champion; WBC and The Ring; Welterweight Champion; TBRB; No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight; The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter; 5-division world champion
Result
	Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round majority decision (114–114, 116–112, 117–111)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as The One, was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 2013, for the WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring light middleweight championship.^[1] The bout was held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV.

Background

In May 2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr. confirmed via Twitter that a deal had been reached to face WBC Super welterweight champion Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez in a unification bout on September 14.^[2] It would be the first defence of his Light middleweight title since he won it from Miguel Cotto in May 2012, 16 months earlier.

The bout took place at a 152-pound catchweight, two pounds below the light middleweight limit of 154 pounds and included a 13 pound rehydration clause.^[3]^[4] Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.^[5]

The fight

The fight was won by Mayweather in a 12-round majority decision in front of a sold out crowd of 16,746. Judge C. J. Ross scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Craig Metcalfe scored it 117–111.

CompuBox stats showed Mayweather's dominance in the fight. He landed 232 of 505 punches (46%) while Álvarez connected on 117 of 526 thrown (22%).

Ross retired after this fight, after the scorecards were roundly criticized for not reflecting how dominant Mayweather's performance was.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] Out of 86 media scorecards, all 86 scored the fight for Mayweather, with an average score of 119-109.^[11]

Aftermath

Speaking of the controversial scorecard, Mayweather said, "I can't control what the judges do."

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:^[12]

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light middleweight	Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c)	def.	Canelo Álvarez (c)	MD	12/12		^{[note 1]}
Light welterweight	Danny García (c)	def.	Lucas Matthysse (ic)	UD	12/12		^{[note 2]}
Light middleweight	Carlos Amado Molina	def.	Ishe Smith (c)	SD	12/12		^{[note 3]}
Welterweight	Pablo César Cano	def.	Ashley Theophane	SD	10/10
Super middleweight	Ronald Gavril	def.	Shujaa El Amin	UD	8/8
Middleweight	Chris Pearson	def.	Josh Williams	TKO	1/8	1:14
Super middleweight	Luís Arias	def.	James Winchester	UD	6/6
Super middleweight	Lanell Bellows	def.	Jordan Moore	KO	1/4	2:30

^ For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles.
^ For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles.
^ For IBF junior middleweight title.

International broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Argentina	Space
Argentina	TV Pública Digital
Australia	Main Event
Brazil	SporTV
Belgium	BeTV
Cambodia	CTN
Canada	Viewers Choice
Chile	Space
China	CCTV-5
Colombia	Space
Denmark	TV3 Sport
Estonia	Viasat Sport Baltic
Ecuador	Space
France	beIN Sport
Germany	DMAX
Hungary	Sport 1
Iceland	Stöð 2 Sport
Israel	Sport 1
Italy	Sportitalia
Japan	WOWOW
Latvia	Viasat Sport Baltic
Lithuania	Viasat Sport Baltic
Malaysia	Astro
Mexico	Televisa
New Zealand	Sky Arena
Norway	Viasat Sport
Panama	RPC-TV
Peru	Space
Philippines	GMA Network GMA News TV¹
Poland	Orange Sport
Portugal	SPORT.TV2
Qatar	Al Jazeera Sports
Romania	GSP TV
Russia	Rossiya 2
Singapore	SuperSports
Spain	Canal+
South Africa	SuperSport
Thailand	True Sport
Ukraine	XSPORT
United Kingdom	BoxNation
United States	Showtime PPV
United States	US Military AFN Sports
Venezuela	Meridiano
Venezuela	Space

¹The GMA News TV telecast ceased commercial operations due to high airtime cost with live coverage via satellite feed of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, part of GMA News TV ceased broadcasting operations due to the network's "disappointing" development. The GMA Network management announced that GMA News TV would sign-off on December 31, 2013, but the sign-off never materialized.

References

^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
^ "Mayweather Says Canelo Fight is Done For Sept. 14". Boxingscene.com. May 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
^ Lem Satterfield (30 May 2013). "Mayweather-Alvarez is set for Sept. 14 – RingTV". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ Dan Rafael (30 May 2013). "Mayweather-Alvarez to fight at 152". ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Google Trends 2013: 'Mayweather vs Canelo' breaks top 10 in U.S". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^ "Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez - as it happened". The Guardian. London. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ "Mayweather wins majority decision vs. Alvarez". USA Today. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ "As it happened". BBC Sport. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ "Mayweather dominates Alvarez despite laughable scorecards". The Ring. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ Staff, B. N. (11 May 2016). "Looking back on that infamous CJ Ross Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez scorecard - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
^ Christ, Scott (2013-09-15). "CJ Ross: 'I stand behind my decision'". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
^ "BoxRec - event".

External links

Awards
Preceded by vs. Robert Guerrero	Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bouts 14 September 2013	Succeeded by vs. Marcos Maidana
Preceded by vs. Austin Trout	Canelo Álvarez's bouts 14 September 2013	Succeeded by vs. Alfredo Angulo
Previous: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV	The Ring Magazine Event of the Year 2013	Next: Carl Froch vs. George Groves II

[13] For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles.

[14] For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles.

[15] For IBF junior middleweight title.

[1] "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[2] "Mayweather Says Canelo Fight is Done For Sept. 14". Boxingscene.com. May 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[Lem_Satterfield-3] Lem Satterfield (30 May 2013). "Mayweather-Alvarez is set for Sept. 14 – RingTV". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[4] Dan Rafael (30 May 2013). "Mayweather-Alvarez to fight at 152". ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[5] "Google Trends 2013: 'Mayweather vs Canelo' breaks top 10 in U.S". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

[6] "Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez - as it happened". The Guardian. London. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[7] "Mayweather wins majority decision vs. Alvarez". USA Today. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[8] "As it happened". BBC Sport. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[9] "Mayweather dominates Alvarez despite laughable scorecards". The Ring. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[10] Staff, B. N. (11 May 2016). "Looking back on that infamous CJ Ross Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez scorecard - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

[11] Christ, Scott (2013-09-15). "CJ Ross: 'I stand behind my decision'". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

[12] "BoxRec - event".

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