Alvarez 'best in the world' after beating Berlanga

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez remains nan unified super-middleweight world champion aft earning a unanimous determination complete Edgar Berlanga connected Saturday.

The Mexican knocked down Berlanga successful nan 3rd information successful beforehand of much than 20,000 fans astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas.

The four-weight world champion past remained ascendant passim to inflict nan first conclusion of Berlanga's profession and people Mexican Independence Day celebrations pinch his 5th consecutive victory.

The conflict was scored 118-109 by 2 judges and 117-110 by nan 3rd successful favour of Alvarez, who retains his WBA, WBC and WBO titles.

The 34-year-old's grounds improved to 62-2-2 while 27-year-old Berlanga, calved successful New York and of Puerto Rican heritage, is now 22-1.

"I did good," said Alvarez. "Before they opportunity I fought older fighters. Now what are they going to say? I conflict younger fighters? They ever talk.

"I'm nan champion combatant successful nan world. It intends a lot. It's an honour for maine to correspond my state connected this day. I consciousness proud astir it."

Alvarez was stripped of his IBF loop successful July aft opting to return connected Berlanga alternatively than nan IBF's mandatory challenger William Scull.

Alvarez put Berlanga nether unit early and nan younger combatant tried to respond aft being caught by a correct to nan caput successful nan 3rd round, but a devastating near hook sent him down.

Vastly knowledgeable champion Alvarez continued to spell aft Berlanga pinch fierce assemblage blows, earlier rocking him pinch a large correct successful nan waning seconds of nan ninth.

Berlanga remained defiant, taunting Alvarez arsenic they came retired for nan 12th round, but he could not find nan stoppage he had predicted.