Canelo Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs fight result: Saul Alvarez wins by unanimous decision to unify middleweight division

Follow the latest from the middleweight unification fight in Las Vegas

Canelo vs Danny Jacobs press conference LA

Follow the latest updates live from the middleweight super-fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs.

The middleweight unification bout at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena did not fail to live up to expectations as Canelo and Jacobs put their IBF, WBC and WBA titles on the line in a bout that had been billed as a fight of the year contender.

With a partisan Mexican crowd behind him, Canelo made a quick start out of the blocks to give his supporters plenty to cheer for on Cinco de Mayo, gaining an early advantage against a struggling Jacobs.

But the 32-year-old American grew into the fight as it wore on, benefitting from a clever switch to southpaw to expose a weakness that has already been revealed against Canelo in the past.

With WBO middleweight champion Demetrious Andrade and rival Gennady Golovkin both watching at ringside, Canelo and Jacobs put on a show of big-power punching none more so than when Jacobs rocked Canelo with a fierce left to the head that shook the 51-1-2 boxer. But true to form, the champion got straight back to it and took the fight to Jacobs, with both unleashing everything they had in the closing stages.

As the judges prepared their final scorecards, Canelo celebrated in front of his fans and his actions were soon justified as the scorecards came back in at 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112 to seal a deserving and fair victory. Re-live the live updates below.

Please allow a moment for the blog to load

Key Points

• Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez beats Daniel Jacobs to win IBF, WBC and WBA middleweight titles
• Canelo wins by unanimous 115-113, 115-113, 116-112 decision
• Alvarez says he is 'done' with Gennady Golovkin and targets Demetrius Andrade for final middleweight belt

[5 May 2019 06:49 · Jack de Menezes]