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Erislandy Lara fought smartly and avoided the big punch of Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez Saturday night.
But in the end it it didn’t matter as Alvarez won a split decision in a 12-round light middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Levi Martinez scored it 117-111 for Alvarez, while judge Jerry Roth scored it 115-113 for Lara and Dave Moretti had it 115-113 for Alvarez.
Lara landed 10 more total punches than Alvarez, but Alvarez was way ahead on power punches, most of them to the body.
Canelo, the Mexican superstar, is 44-1-1 with 31 KOs, and Lara, who defected twice from Cuba, is 19-2-2 with 12 KOs.
Alvarez said he would give Lara a rematch “when he learns to fight.”
Lara said he was “100% sure” he won the fight and asked for a rematch.
