Canelo vs Lopez Results: Photo Gallery From Showtime Card

By Scott Christ@scblh1 Sep 16, 2012, 4:46am EDT

Canelo Alvarez bulldozed Josesito Lopez last night on Showtime. (Photo by Tom Casino/Showtime)

Last night on Showtime from a rocking MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez defeated Josesito Lopez in the main event of an action-packed Golden Boy Promotions event, featuring wins on the undercard for Daniel Ponce De Leon, Marcos Maidana, and Leo Santa Cruz.

But though the main event turned into a mismatch, it certainly wasn't boring, and Lopez (30-5, 18 KO) gave every bit of everything he had against Canelo (41-0-1, 30 KO).

The night's greatest action came in the savage welterweight war between Maidana (32-3, 29 KO) and Jesus Soto Karass (26-8-3, 17 KO), as the two seemed intent on actually taking the other man's head off. Maidana won in eight rounds.

Ponce De Leon (44-4, 35 KO) won the WBC featherweight title by technical decision over Jhonny Gonzalez (52-8, 45 KO) in eight rounds, in what was shockingly the card's least entertaining fight, with many expecting it to be a strong contender for Fight of the Weekend.

In the opening televised bout, young WBC bantamweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (21-0-1, 12 KO) probably put an end to the title contention days of veteran Eric Morel (46-4, 23 KO) with a one-sided beatdown. Morel retired from the fight after five rounds.

Photos from the event after the jump.

Canelo Alvarez TKO-5 Josesito Lopez