Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton
Boxing match
Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton, billed as Here's Your Shot, was a professional boxing match contested on March 5, 2011, for the WBC super welterweight championship.
Background
Having held the WBC Silver since his July 2010 victory over Luciano Leonel Cuello, Canelo Álvarez was the mandatory challenger for the WBC light middleweight belt which was won by Manny Pacquiao in November 2010.
In January 2011 Álvarez signed to face European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton at a 150 Ib catchweight.
In February 2011 the WBC Board of Governors voted to declare their super welterweight title vacant, following Pacquiao informing them that he had no intention of defending the belt. As a result, the Álvarez/Hatton bout was sanctioned for the now vacant title despite still being fought 4 pounds below the Light middleweight limit and with Hatton being unranked at the weight. It was the first time for either fighter to challenge for a major belt in any division. Álvarez was a 15–1 on favourite to win.
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These are the payouts to some of the fighters. These are the California State Athletic Commission purses as per the California bout agreements.
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