Canelo's uppercut sent Saunders straight to hospital for possible fracture

Billy Joe Saunders ended up in the hospital after Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez connected him with a uppercut that injured the Briton’s right eye. That is why Saunders’ coach, Mark Tibbs, refused to let him come out again due to the inflammation that continued to accentuate and impeded the vision of the fighter.

Billy Joe Saunders’ eye 😬 pic.twitter.com/fAUPdQ8v0z

– DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) himself May 9, 2021

” Canelo ”won the fight by technical knockout in the eighth round by the unification of the Super Middleweight Championships of the World Council, World Association and World Boxing Organization . And it is that Saunders did not go into the ring in the ninth due to the aforementioned injury.

Saunders’s right eye injury prevented the fighter from continuing the fight, so “Canelo” won this Saturday’s fight by technical knockout . Once retired, the Briton was taken to hospital in Arlington, Texas, for a possible fracture of the orbital bone.

🤫🔥 ¡ You speak with your fists! It is not the same to speak to the Devil, than to have him in front of you. Canelo Álvarez sends Billy Joe Saunders to the hospital. # Canelo # EddyReynoso # CaneloSaunders pic.twitter.com/M2RJfOsqkg

– Fighters Magazine (@FightersMagz) May 9, 1200

Promoter Eddie Hearn commented: “I couldn’t see, I talked to Mark Tibbs and he said he couldn’t see, he wouldn’t let him out. I think Billy fought very well, but Canelo is quite strong , broke his eye socket. It was very good, very good. However, it was a good Billy Joe Saunders fight, he came to win. ”

Attendance record

The Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, broke the record for attendance at indoor boxing events in the United States. 73, 126 people came to the fight Canelo vs. Saunders.

The official attendance was just announced as 73, 126 at AT&T Stadium, an indoor record for boxing in the United States. # CanelovsSaunders

– Keith Idec (@Idecboxing)

May 9, 2021