On June 18, 2011, Canelo Álvarez (36-0-1, 26 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against British challenger, Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KOs).
Canelo Álvarez is coming in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Matthew Hatton, 3 months and 13 days ago. Ryan Rhodes is on a 10-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Rocky Junior, 6 months and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Canelo Álvarez at 99-1 winning odds. Ryan Rhodes really doesn't have much to present against Canelo.
Canelo Álvarez stopped Ryan Rhodes via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-welterweight title. Canelo improves his record to 37-0-1 (27 KOs), while Rhodes adds a loss to his record at 45-5.