Alvarez Adds Another Title With 8th-Round TKO of Saunders

Alvarez Adds Another Title With 8th-Round TKO of Saunders
Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Billy Joe Saunders in a unified super middleweight world championship boxing match, in Arlington, Texas, on May 8, 2021. Jeffrey McWhorter/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ARLINGTON, Texas—Canelo Alvarez jumped into his trainer’s arms while Billy Joe Saunders slumped in his corner with a towel draped over his head.

The wildly popular Mexican fighter added another super middleweight title belt in front of a huge crowd in another fight in Texas. Not only did Saunders have his first loss as a pro, the English fighter might have a broken eye socket.