Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) has fractured his right thumb and and will not fight again this year.
Canelo knocked out Britain’s Liam Smith in the ninth round to win the WBO light middleweight title on Saturday night, but confirmed following the fight that he had injured his right hand in the second round.
The Mexican underwent an X-ray and a CT scan on Monday to determine the full extent of the damage and was found to have suffered an avulsion fracture of the right thumb.
The injury…