In a controversial move, ESPN has named WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) as the fighter of the year for 2015 for beating a ring rusty, inactive James Kirkland and defeating a much smaller WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 32 KOs) in a catch-weight fight at 155lbs. Canelo appeared to have a substantial weight advantage of the 35-year-old Cotto, and yet Canelo still barely won the fight. read more http://www.boxingnews24.com/2015/12/canelo-alvarez-selected-espns-fighter-year-2015/
