HBO’s Boxing After Dark featured two young, undefeated stars on their way up the boxing ranks in another one of HBO’s split-site main events. In the main event from Mexico City, Mexico, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KOs) dominated faded, former welterweight titlist Kermit Cintron (33-5-1, 28 KOs) to defend his junior middleweight WBC strap. Cintron tried to box early … [Read more...]
Alvarez vs. Cintron is worth getting excited about
Fans don’t get excited about every fight that comes along. To be honest, neither do boxing writers. For every Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito throwdown extravaganza, there are five ho-hum doldrums out there which need to be commented on. At first glance, Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron would appear to be such a fight. Alvarez is a fighter boxing fans think should be stepping … [Read more...]