Canelo Álvarez defends super middleweight titles after Avni Yıldırım retires on stool –as it happened

• Alvarez subdues Yldrm then announces Saunders showdown
• Yldrm quits on stool after three rounds in failed world title bid

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That's all for tonight. Thanks as always for following along with us and be sure to check out the full report from tonight's fight here.

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Canelo has won recognized world titles at every division from 154lbs to 175lbs, but he's been fixated on unifying the four major title belts at 168lbs. When asked why, he's to the point: It's because it hasn't been done. In Latin America, no one has done it. And in the world, only very few, only the best. And I want to make history, I want to be one of the best in the world."

Asked whether he believes he can match or surpass Julio Cesar Chavez as the greatest Mexican fighter at any weight, Alvarez says he wants to forge his own path.