
Boxing fans were glued to their televisions tonight as Canelo Alvarez faced off Amir Khan. The highly-anticipated fight was in Las Vegas as the middleweight title was being disputed.
Many celebrities took to social media to tweet as the main event took place. Alvarez ended up knocking out his opponent during the sixth round when he delivered a right punch. The blow was extremely heavy since Khan fell on the floor and was not able to continue with the match.
Alvarez later made sure Amir was ok by approaching his rival when he remained on the floor. Check out the celebrity reactions below and give us your own reactions in the comments section!
Prior to the epic battle against Khan, Canelo weighed in on Donald Trump. “I don’t really like getting into political issues, but it hurts, it offends,” Alvarez said. “I would like him to understand us. When I’m out running, I see a lot of my countrymen working in the fields. They have not come here to rob and steal. We want to show him that we Mexicans come here to work hard and succeed and be victorious.”
Canelo also weighed in about his fight against Khan saying: "As for everyone calling this a fight between his speed and my power, opponents don’t realize how fast I am until they get in the ring with me."
Amir Khan is expected to make at least $2 million. “I’ve always wanted to be in a big fight, but if it was against someone who was too heavy and unbeatable, then it would be a problem,” Khan said.
“But I sat down and saw a few fights of Canelo’s and thought, ‘You know, this guy’s beatable. The last guy to beat him was Mayweather, who outboxed him and beat him."
Yesssss!!! ____ @Canelo __!! And like a true champ makes sure his opponent is ok before claiming victory!! Así se hace !! #MexicanPower
— Angélica Celaya (@AngelicaCelaya) May 8, 2016
Wow @Canelo finish him
— Prince Royce (@PrinceRoyce) May 8, 2016
Big winner: GGG. Canelo stepped it up last 3 rounds and the KO punch was brutal. Canelo-GGG just gained some steam.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 8, 2016
KO of the year @Canelo
— Brandan Wright (@bwright34) May 8, 2016
Canelo Alvarez just motioned for Gennady Golovkin to come up into the ring.
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellESPN) May 8, 2016
Vamos #canelo
— Ana Bárbara (@anabarbaramusic) May 8, 2016
Well damn Canelo _ #RIPKhan ______________________________ Ready for this GGG v Canelo fight! __
— J- Money (@joshleyva) May 8, 2016
Wow, what a knockout! #Canelo
— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) May 8, 2016
KNOCKED THE F*CK OUT!!! ___#CaneloVsKhan GRANDE @Canelo !!! ______________ pic.twitter.com/Dj4QVBifSZ
— Mich Duval (@Michel_Duval) May 8, 2016
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