Saúl Álvarez

Saul Alvarez

Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...

 vs. Ryan Rhodes

Ryan Rhodes

Ryan Rhodes is an English light middleweight boxer. Rhodes took up boxing at a young age, training at Brendan Ingle's gym in the Wincobank district of Sheffield.-Professional career:...

was a Light Middleweight

Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....

 championship fight for the WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Middleweight

Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....

 championship. The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG

Arena VFG

Arena V.F.G. is an indoor arena located in Guadalajara, Mexico. The arena can accommodate between 3,500 and 15,000 people. It is mainly used for sporting events and concerts.-Name:...

 in Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 and was televised on HBO.

Build up

This was the first title defence for Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

, Saúl Álvarez

Saul Alvarez

Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...

. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones, Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.

Main card

• Light Middleweight Championship   Saúl Álvarez
  Saul Alvarez
  Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...
  
   vs.   Ryan Rhodes
  Ryan Rhodes
  Ryan Rhodes is an English light middleweight boxer. Rhodes took up boxing at a young age, training at Brendan Ingle's gym in the Wincobank district of Sheffield.-Professional career:...
  
  
  • Álvarez defeated Rhodes via technical knockout at 0:48 in the twelve round.
• Super Featherweight bout:   Jason Litzau
  Jason Litzau
  Jason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
  
   vs.   Adrien Broner
  Adrien Broner
  Adrien Broner is an American Junior Lightweight boxer, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Adrien has been featured in the top ten of the Ring Magazine rankings for the Junior Lightweight division.-Professional career:2008...
  
  
  • Broner defeated Litzau via technical knockout at 2:58 in the first round.

Preliminary card

• Featherweight bout:   Sergio Villanueva
  Sergio Villanueva
  Sergio Villanueva is a Mexican professional boxer in the Featherweight division. Villanueva is promoted by current WBC Champion, Mexican Saúl Álvarez' company Canelo Promotions.-Professional career:...
  
   vs.   Onalvi Sierra
  • Villanueva defeated Sierra via unanimous decision.
• Super Featherweight bout:   José Manuel Osório
  José Manuel Osório
  José Manuel Osório is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division...
  
   vs.   Alexander Monterrosa
  • Osório defeated Monterrosa via technical knockout.
• Light Heavyweight bout:   Marco Antonio Periban
  Marco Antonio Periban
  Marco Antonio Peribán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions...
  
   vs.   Alfredo Contreras
  • Periban defeated Contreras via unanimous decision.
• Light Welterweight bout:   Carlos Pérez
  Carlos Pérez Suárez
  Carlos Pérez Suárez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. Carlos is promoted by current WBC Champion, Mexican Saúl Álvarez' company Canelo Promotions.-Professional career:...
  
   vs.   Cesar Figueroa
  • Figueroa defeated Pérez via technical knockout in the second round.
• Flyweight bout:   Jesús Jiménez
  Jesús Jiménez
  Jesús Jiménez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Flyweight division.-WBA Flyweight Championship:On January 29, 2011 Jiménez lost to Javier Polanco, this bout was for the WBA World Flyweight Championship....
  
   vs.   Patricio Camacho
  • Jiménez defeated Camacho via knockout at 1:18 in the third round.
• Featherweight bout:   Gary Buckland
  Gary Buckland
  Gary Buckland is a Welsh professional boxer fighting in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He is the reigning British super featherweight champion and has previously challenged for the full British and European lightweight boxing titles.-Professional career:Buckland's professional...
  
   vs.   Jose Roberto Gonzalez
  • Buckland defeated Gonzalez via unanimous decision.

External links

• Álvarez vs. Rhodes Official Fight Card from BoxRec
• HBO Sports