WBC middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) defeated former light welterweight world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) by a spectacular 6th round KO on Saturday night at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo, who dethroned Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision last November, knocked Khan out cold with a huge right hand to retain the title in brutal fashion.
Khan started well, landing fast combinations before getting out of range while Canelo pressed forward and threw…