Watch it: Canelo Alvarez’s beat down of Avni Yildirim

Watch it: Canelo Alvarez stopped Avni Yildirim after the third round Saturday in Miami.

Few fights are as one-sided as this one.

Canelo Alvarez battered Avni Yildirim for three rounds, forcing the Turkish fighter to quit on his stool before the start of Round 4 Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) put the overmatched Yildirim (21-3, 12 KOs) down with a straight right in the final round.

The Mexican star was defending his WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. He will face fellow beltholder Billy Joe Saunders in a title-unification bout on May 8, it was announced after Saturday’s fight.

Here are the highlights of Alvarez’s knockout.

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