Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stopped Alfonso Gomez in round six in Los Angeles on Saturday night to retain his WBC world light-middleweight title. The red-headed Mexican sensation, seen by many as the successor to Oscar De La Hoya as boxing’s biggest draw, exploded with a vicious assault to bring proceedings to a close in Staples Center.

British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury maintained his unbeaten record with a fifth-round stoppage win over American Nicolai Firtha in Belfast. The 6ft 9in traveller of Irish descent captured the public’s imagination with his televised win over Dereck Chisora to claim the domestic title in July and was keen to build on that momentum at the famous King’s Hall on Saturday night.

Floyd Mayweather Jr maintained his perfect record with a controversial fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Mayweather improved to 42-0 and claimed the WBC world welterweight title as he blasted Ortiz (29-3-2) to defeat amid sensational scenes.