Canelo Alvarez has one more mountain left to climb for total supremacy in the super middleweight division. He used his power to beat back a spirited challenge from Billy Joe Saunders, stopping him after the eighth round when Saunders’ right eye was swollen.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said that trainer Mark Tibbs made the decision to halt the fight after the eighth, with Alvarez up on the cards 78-74 twice and 77-75. Yahoo Sports had it 78-74 for Alvarez. Saunders was taken to a local hospital for X-rays, with a concern he’d broken his orbital bone.
Alvarez avoided a Saunders’ right in the eighth and countered with a right uppercut to the right eye of Saunders.