Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders LIVE REACTION: Saunders could ‘RETIRE’ after injury, Fury sends support – latest updates
CANELO ALVAREZ remains super-middleweight champion of the world after brutally stopping Billy Joe Saunders in round eight of their Texas clash.
Saunders corner pulled him out of the fight following a horror eye injury, with promoter Eddie Hearn even suggesting that the Brit could RETIRE.
It has now been revealed Saunders suffered a fractured eye socket from an uppercut and was taken to hospital for checks.
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The bout took place over at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas with 73,000 fans in attendance.
Follow ALL of the latest reaction and updates below...
CANEL-GO!
Demetrius Andrade gatecrashed Canelo's post-fight victory press conference and demands a fight.
But the Mexican pound-for-pound king is not in the mood for games...
GYPSY CODE
Heavyweight and friend Tom Little has defended Saunders' decison to surrender with the eye injury he suffered.
Little believes his frllow Traveller will bounce back...
PLANT THE SEED
IBF super-middlweight champion Caleb Plant has the one 12st belt missing from Canelo's ever-expanding collection.
And the American looks ready to face the pound-for-pound superstar...
SWEARING WARNING
Demetrious Andrade, the WBO middleweight champion, just gatecrashed Canelo's press conference.
The tricky American southpaw asked the pound-for-pound king to fight him and got a spiteful x-rated reply...
EAGLE-EYED ED
Hearn says: "You could see as soon as Canelo hit him that his eye socket was caved in.
"Billy went back to Mark Tibbs and said that he could not see and they have pulled him out of the fight.
"Because he couldn't see, the next round would have been a dangerous situation."
NOT THE RESPONCE I WANTED
Billy Joe Saunders went back to his corner after round eight with a nasty bruise around his eye.
Trainer Mark Tibbs asked him if he felt he continue and it seems Saunders said no...
TRAINER OF THE YEAR
Canelo's childhood trainer and mentor Eddy Reynoso knew his chsrge would get it done in the later rounds.
The Mexican mastermind was beaming with pride as his protege took another leap btoward becoming the undisputed champ.
Reunoso said: "One more step!
"An honor and a pride to be Mexican,today it was shown that when it comes to support we put on the batteries!
"More than 70,000 people gathered just to support the Mexican sportsman !
"Thank you for your support friends! We will continue to work hard to have many nights like this!"
2GOOD2STRONG
Eddie Hearn promotes Billy Joe Saunders and was impressed by his courage.
But the English matcmkaer knows he is working with greatness when he deals with four-weight king Canelo...
AN UPPERCUT ABOVE
Saunders was the taller man so Canelo knew he would duck down on occasions.
That meant the uppercut was going to be a crucial punch for the Mexican assassin and the mastermind had a range of ways to land it...
END IS NEAR
Billy Joe Saunders ducked down to his left and Canelo cracked him with an uppercut.
A gruesome bruise swelled over his eye almost instantly, a worring sign.
And Canelo raised his arms to tell the 73,126-strong crowd that he was on the cusp of another iconic win...
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The WBO president was happy to welcome Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to their stable to world champions.
The unified ace now has three of the four major titles with only the red IBF strap to come...
SIXPENCE
Saunders was landing punches, stealing the odd round and testing Canelo.
Then, as round eight came to a close, the southpaw ducked down to his left and was met with a Saul Alvarez uppercut...
CLOAK AND STAGGER
Billy Joe Saunders could not meet the bell after round eight and slipped out of the AT&T arena under a white towel.
The 30-1 Brit was whisked to hospital and promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the suspected break...
RAISE THE ROOF
When Canelo landed that uppercut, he saw the swelling burst around Saudners' eye and knew it was over.
The WBC and WBA raised his arms aloft to rouse the crowd and let them know he was about to add the WBO title to his giant collection...
'GET CARRIED OUT'
Daniel Dubois took six rounds of punishment on his broken orbital bone in November.
Billy Joe Saunders took about 30 seconds..
STATS MAGIC
Saunders was busy with his southpaw jab.
But Canelo was throwing bombs to his body from the get-go.
The stats don't legislate for a shattered cheekbone either...
DADDY COOL
Canelo confirmed to the UK press before the fight that his young children always watch his battles.
And he embraced his family at ringside once he finished Saunders off...
DUCK, DUCK, GOOSED
Saunders had won a couple of rounds and was impressing the commentators.
But then he ducked down into an uppercut from hell...
MACHISMO
Mexico icon Julio Cesar Chavez enjoys some time with the new king of pugilista.
Is Canelo on course to become an even bigger star than the ring legend...
WORLD CHAMP PUNDITRY
Newly crowned flyweight IBF Sunny Edwards knew exactly what Billy Joe Saunders should and shouldn't do.
The little mastermind should have been in his corner...
CIVIL WAR
Old foe Chris Eubank Jr took plenty of pleasure from Billy Joe Saunders' pain.
Will the pair rematch after Saunders' original points win?
ROUND-BY-ROUND
Billy Joe Saunders definitely did havea few good moments in the fight.
But the Brit never had Canelo troubled and has no power at super-middle...
SPINAL WHACK
When Canelo decides to end a fight... the fight ends...
Billy Joe Saunders did not like the sound of this one...
NEXT STOP UNDISPUTED?
The Canelo steam train keeps rolling on.
Can IBF champ Caleb Plant stop the beast?
BLONDE BOMBER
Ebanie Bridges suffered a gruesome eye injury last time she boxed.
And she could not help take a swipe at Billy Joe Saunders...