Last week, Saunders, 31, of Hatfield, England, threatened not to fight unless Álvarez agreed to expand the ring to 22 feet by 22 feet. Álvarez granted Saunders the bigger ring, then stalked him, landing heavy body shots. But Álvarez, whose record is 56-1-2, kept pounding Saunders’s midsection and trying to bait him into a mistake. In the eighth round, Saunders sprung forward to throw a right hook. When Saunders leaned into punching range, Álvarez unleashed a right uppercut that hit Saunders in the eye, which immediately swelled and turned purple.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2021 20:26 UTC