Canelo Alvarez And The San Patricios
- By Kieran Hinphey
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- 02 Nov, 2018
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The Mexican-American War took place between 1846 – 1848 which marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk.
Polk believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by years of war culminating in a series of U.S. victories.
What is not widely known is that a gang of Irish rebels fought for Mexico against the United States. Religious bigotry led the group of US aligned Irish to renounce allegiance to the Anglo-Saxon Protestant powers of the United States and fight on the side of Latino Catholics. The Batallón de San Patricio was a largely ethnically Irish battalion of U.S. troops who deserted and fought alongside the Mexican Army.
Several hundred Irishmen crossed the lines and formed what became “an elite artillery battalion” under the leadership of John Patrick O’Riley. After fighting as a legion of foreigners at the Battle of Resaca de La Palma, they became St Patrick's Battalion, marching under green flags bearing the emblems of Ireland.
They made a banner for themselves: a bright green standard with an Irish harp, under which was ‘Erin go Bragh’ and the Mexican coat of arms with the words ‘Libertad por la Republica Mexicana.’ On the flip side of the banner was an image of St. Patrick and the words "San Patricio."
Forever known as The San Patricios, who are now still far more famous in Mexico than in the US. History reports that they fought hard and well, pouring cannon fire into the American ranks and were instrumental in capturing some American canon, but the Mexicans lost the battle.
At their final battle at Churubusco, the San Patricios were split up and sent to defend the approaches to Mexico City. Defending a convent against an attack by the U.S. Army on August 20, 1847, the Irish were said to have “fought like demons.”
While Mexican officers tried to raise the white flag of surrender three times, the Irish ripped it down every time and are now regarded as heroes in Mexico. Every September 12, Mexicans and Irish meet at the San Jacinto Plaza, in San Angel, to honor Los San Patricios. Flowers are placed on a memorial while bands play the anthems of both Mexico and Ireland.
Could I have one of those Chesterfields now?
Boys will be boys and the soldiers enjoyed their down time in Mexico. They were very well received and accommodated for their heroics and efforts within the local community.
In some cases, Irish immigrants left from California, the Irish Confederate army of Fort Yuma, Arizona during the American Civil War in 1861 and blended into Mexican society instead.
During the colonial era other ethnic Irish entered Mexico and made a huge mark on society. Notable among them were Governor of Yucatán and Texas Hugo Oconór and the last Viceroy of New Spain, Juan O'Donojú.
William Lamport from Wexford was an Irish Catholic adventurer, known in Mexico as Don Guillén de Lampart (or Lombardo) y Guzmán. Author of the first declaration of independence in the Indies, a document that promised land reform, equality of opportunity, racial equality and a democratically elected monarch over a century before the French Revolution.
A statue of Lamport is immediately inside the Angel of Independence, a major historical monument in Mexico City but visitors are prohibited from photography in the space. There is a primary school in Mexico City named after him and in Oaxaca, the Instituto Guillén de Lampart.
Álvaro Obregón (O'Brien) was president of Mexico during 1920–1924 and Ciudad Obregón and its airport are named in his honor. Actor Anthony Quinn is another famous Mexican of Irish descent. There are also monuments in Mexico City paying tribute to those Irish who fought for Mexico in the 1800s.
On July 18, 1990 in Guadalajara, Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán was born. Nicknamed Canelo (Cinnamon) for his red hair he is an icon in Mexico and a multiple-time world champion in two weight classes. He has held the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles since September 2018.
Alvarez is boxing's biggest pay-per-view star and has the world's largest sports contract valued at $365,000,000 with DAZN. He is also regarded as the no.2 pound for pound active fighter on the planet.
Recently in an interview with leading British boxing writer Garth A. Davies, ‘Canelo’ was asked if he had Irish roots to which he replied with a wink and a smile “Del lado de mi madre” – on my mother’s side.
Quisieron enterrarnos, pero se les olvido que somos semillas.
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• Jared Anderson 239 lbs vs. Jerry Forrest 228.2 lbs
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• Xander Zayas 153 lbs vs. Alexis Salazar 153.8 lbs
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• Keyshawn Davis 134.8 lbs vs. Juan Carlos Burgos 134 lbs
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• Frederic Julan 175.8 lbs vs. Joe Ward 174.4 lbs
(Light Heavyweight — 8 Rounds)
• Damian Knyba 245.8 lbs vs. Emilio Salas 217 lbs
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• Tiger Johnson 141 lbs vs. Mike Ohan Jr. 141.6 lbs
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TYSON FURY, OLEKSANDR Usyk and Joe Joyce gave us a glimpse of the heavyweight landscape for 2023 in the aftermath of Fury's 10th round destruction of Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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The Gypsy King retained his WBC world heavyweight title and Lineal champion status with a dominating display against a stubborn and incredibly brave Chisora.
During the traditional ring melee following the fight, Fury went nose to nose with Usyk on the ring apron and the pair were later joined by Joyce. Fury insisted that if Usyk does not unify early next year then Joyce would get his shot. Hopefully we get to see both fights by the end of next summer.
"What a crowd!" yelled Fury in his post-fight interview. "60,000 people at Tottenham, you are amazing and I am flabbergasted for words to say how much it means to me. It is overwhelming for me and I want to say a massive thank you to everybody.
"I felt good and I needed some rounds. I haven't boxed since April and I've had a retirement and I've had a lot go on. I felt like I was landing my jab and landing some good punches. Take nothing away from Dellboy War Chisora, he is an absolute warrior and it has been a privilege to fight him three times. He is a British folk hero.
"We've had three epic fights and what a tough man. I was hitting him with shots that would knock anybody else spark out and he stood up to every one of them. And he was calling me a little bitch in there!"
Chisora launched himself into the fight in typically bullish fashion before Fury found his rhythm, got his jab going and landed a couple of telling hooks. Fury was really in his stride come the second round and, after a spot of grabbing and holding, he ultimately began to use Chisora for target practice.
The Fury uppercuts were finding their spot and, as he does in times of trouble, Chisora took to the ropes and invited more punishment.
Both took a tumble in the third, but it was effectively one-way traffic and Chisora was shipping some serious shots and again showing his unquestionable bravery.
Chisora's legs twice looked unstable in the fifth as Fury continued to crank up the pressure. How the Finchley man withstood the onslaught, only he will know.
Chisora looked out on his feet at the end of the ninth and referee Victor Loughlin appeared to be urging his corner to call time. However, he still came out swinging in the 10th, but with about 10 seconds left the Scottish ref made a merciful intervention.
Daniel Dubois is still the WBA heavyweight champion of the world, but such a status looked heavily in doubt in the first round of his first defence against Kevin Lerena.
Dubois appeared on the brink of a shock defeat when, after being caught by the South African on the top of his head, his knee appeared to give way and he subsequently took three counts over the course of the round.
Following the instructions of Shane McGuigan, Dubois composed himself and cautiously eased his way through the next round before completing a remarkable turnaround in the third. Lerena was flattened by a clubbing right before, seconds from the bell, Dubois unleashed a barrage of shots, including a brutal left hook and right uppercut, and referee Howard Foster had seen enough, even though the bell sounded.
Denys Berinchyk is the new European lightweight champion following his defeat of Yvan Mendy over 12 rounds. The undefeated Ukrainian always appeared to be doing enough to edge most of the rounds despite being out of the ring for a year due to the invasion of his homeland.
Victor Loughlin scored the fight 117-112, with both Kieran McCann and Kevin Parker returning cards of 116-112. Berinchyk was accompanied to the ring by heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 22-year-old light heavyweight Karol Itauma made it seven stoppages from his nine wins as a pro with a late halting of the game Slovakian Vladimir Belujsky.
Chatham man Itauma, half Slovakian himself, outclassed the now Cork-based Belujsky and systematically broke him down with a particularly spiteful jab. Belujsky began to seriously wilt in the seventh round when a short right from Itauma started a sequence of punches that put the 27-year-old to the canvas.
He managed to see out the round, but further punishment inflicted by Itauma in the final round convinced referee Lee Every to call it off with 1.18 on the clock.
In a spectacular start to the evening, teenage prodigy Royston Barney-Smith applied another stunning finish to end the resistance of Cruz Perez in just over a minute. A sweet left hand counter put Perez to his knees and, despite protests, referee Mark Bates took a good look and waved the fight off with 1.02 of round one on the clock. The 18-year-old Barney-Smith moves to 4-0.
The early birds of the card, Isaac Lowe and Hosea Burton, both recorded victories over six rounds against Sandeep Singh Bhatti and Reinis Porozovs respectively.
Natasha Jonas claimed her third world championship in the Super Welterweight division - along with the Ring Magazine title - to undoubtedly stake her claim to being the best woman in the world at 154lbs, and one of the pound-for-pound greatest women on the planet, in her victory over Marie Dicaire at an electric AO Arena, Manchester and live on Sky Sports tonight.
Both women came into this fight as World Champions, and both showed world championship spirit in their performances, with Jonas taking victory by unanimous decision (100-90, 98-92, 97-93) over 10 hard-fought rounds. Jonas landed big shots from the first round and had her opponent hurt at multiple points across the fight, but Dicaire fired back and didn’t stop coming forward all fight, giving the unified champion a lot to deal with.
Dicaire showed no sign of slowing down in the final rounds of the fight, and pushed Jonas back up against the ropes and fired off ferocious hooks to the body. Jonas was forced to use all of her skill and boxing ability to handle the torrent of offense coming towards her in the second half of the fight. That skill and the rounds she claimed in the early portion of the fight was enough to secure the victory for Jonas on the judges’ scorecards.
Jonas, the first woman to fight for Team GB at the Olympics, failed to claim a World Championship on the first two attempts of career, but has shown stunning heart and determination to win three over the last 9 months, and has now established herself as the best fighter in the world at a weight class 24 lbs heavier than where she first fought for a world title.
“As a boxer you're never fully happy with your performance, it's why you keep developing, go back to camp and are getting better. But I won, she was No 1 in the division and I've firmly established myself as a super-welterweight champion," she said afterwards.
Full Undercard Results
Dalton Smith def. Kaisee Benjamin - UD (115-114, 117-112, 116-113)
British super-lightweight champion Dalton Smith retained his title in an even, well-matched fight that went the full 12 rounds. Kaisee Benjamin gave Smith a hard 36 minutes, being evasive and awkward from the first to the last bell, and finding moments to land on Dalton Smith with powerful shots. But Smith just did more, using aggression and speed to nick enough rounds to take victory.
The fight was a 12-round chess match between two massively talented fighters who could both be in big fights in the future. Both men neutralised a lot of their opponents offense, refusing to allow themselves to be hit with combinations.
Smith’s workrate was slightly higher across the 12 technical, highly-competitive rounds, but the elusive Benjamin’s head movement and occasional switches to southpaw allowing him to avoid taking significant damage.
This was an enthralling fight for educated boxing fans and both fighters staked valid claims to be competitors at the highest level.
Frazer Clarke def. Kamil Sokolowski - PTS (60-54)
Olympic Bronze medalist Frazer Clarke gained six educational rounds against the benchmark for heavyweight prospects in Kamil Sokolowski, who had to use every trick in the book to survive the heavy-handed man from Burton.
Clarke cycled through the gears well, picking up the pace in the second half of the fight and finding the target with his shots more often.
Clarke wove uppercuts into his offense effectively and managed to work around Sokolowski’s tight guard and tendency to tie up his opponent in the clinch, switching his offense to the body when the opportunity arose. Caught by very few punches during the fight, he deservedly won every single round on the referee’s scorecard.
This was a vital experience for one of the most exciting and charismatic heavyweight prospects in the UK in Frazer Clarke, who looks set to follow in the footsteps of similar Team GB Olympic Super-Heavyweight medalists Joe Joyce and Anthony Joshua, and reach the very top of boxing’s blue riband division.
Tyler Denny def. Bradley Rea - UD (95-94, 95-94, 97-92)
English middleweight champion Tyler Denny successfully retained his championship in a fight many predicted would steal the show, and delivered on that excitement. Denny oozed confidence across the fight, firing off shots at will and managing the range of the fight expertly, despite Bradley Rea’s size advantage.
However, in the 9th round, after dominance from Denny, Bradley Rea found a devastating right hand to the body that left Denny almost incapacitated in the ring, allowing Rea to fire off and come within seconds of finishing the fight several times. Denny survived that onslaught and went on to take victory on the judge’s scorecards.
After a tight 1st round, Denny had huge success in the 2nd with a clutch of brutal straight left hands that stunned Rea. Bar the pure carnage of the 9th, the defending champion never looked in trouble, generally being in control of the pace throughout the fight.
Rea showed great heart and didn’t give an inch in front of his hometown crowd, giving Denny a massive scare in the penultimate round, but came up short in the end. Bradley Rea took a huge step up in this fight, and at only 24 years old, he looks set to come again soon.
Viddal Riley def. Ross McGuigan - TKO Rd 3 (2:27)
Another impressive knockout victory for the talented and popular cruiserweight Viddal Riley to maintain his undefeated professional record. Riley walked down and stopped a taller, awkward opponent in Ross McGuigan.
Viddal pushed forward all fight long, but used a strong guard and evasive head movement to protect himself from taking any damage in the process.
Eventually he pinned McGuigan against the ropes, crunching a right hook to the body and then capitalising on that opening to knock McGuigan down with a looping, overhand right to the head.
Viddal Riley is one of the most exciting prospects in the UK at 200lbs, and looks set to win titles in 2023.
Jordan Ellison def. Dylan Cheema - PTS (39-38)
BOXXER Series winner Dylan Cheema suffered the first defeat of his professional career in a razor-close, action-packed four rounds.
Both men hurt their opponent multiple times in the fight, with one moment where both men landed brutal shots that rocked the other at the exact same time being a summation of the 12 minutes of carnage as a whole.
Jordan Ellison showed himself to be far better than his record suggests, and stood up to Cheema’s aggressive style and fast footwork. The fight could have easily been scored either way, but that only lays the path for a potential rematch over more rounds in future.
Clark Smith def. Dale Arrowsmith - PTS (40-36)
Clark Smith successfully moved to 3-0 in his professional career, still having failed to lose a round, in a measured, intelligent performance. Smith varied his offense across the four rounds of the fight, mixing long jabs with battering hooks to the body for a dominating performance against a veteran opponent in Dale Arrowsmith.
Smith pushed hard in the final round to find a stoppage, landing a lot of shots across the round, but had to settle for another flawless poins victory in front of his hometown fans.
Jack Kilgannon def. Meshack Mwankemwa - PTS (58-56)
Jack Kilgannon opened up the night’s action with a action-packed 6-round victory over an opponent who came to win in Meshack Mwankemwa. Kilgannon had success with his jab and worked in some powerful uppercuts in the first two rounds of the fight, but Mwankemwa kept coming forward with aggression, consistently launching clubbing hooks to the body and overhand rights.
This peaked in the 4th round where Mwankemwa landed a barrage of shots that left Kilgannon seriously hurt and reeling. After this Kilgannon smartly moved to a longer-range, boxing style, comfortably winning the last two rounds off the back of a disciplined jab and a well-deployed straight right hand.
The script underwent some last-minute changes. Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly
was supposed to blow out Denzel Bentley, but the London native had other ideas. Alimkhanuly made the first defense of his WBO middleweight world title with a unanimous decision (116-112 2x and 118-110) over Bentley on Saturday evening
at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort.
Janibek (13-0, 8 KOs) controlled the early rounds, but Bentley (17-2-1, 14 KOs) turned the tide of the fight in the dramatic fifth round. He pushed Janibek to the ropes and laced the heavy favorite with right hands.
After a competitive 11th, Janibek nearly closed the show in the 12th, landing a series of straight lefts that wobbled Bentley.
Janibek said, “It’s boxing. Anything can happen in the ring. He came prepared. I respect my opponent because he was prepared. He was 100 percent, but I am a champion and I fought all 12 rounds as a champion.
“I am ready for any champion, for unifications. I am ready. Let’s fight."
Bentley, a two-time British middleweight champion, believed the fifth round marked the fight's turning point.
Bentley said, “I thought I was in the fight. In the fifth round, my coach told me we weren’t in front and to pick up the pace, so I picked up the pace.”
The rally proved too little, too late, as Janibek stemmed the changing tide and stamped his victory with a dramatic final round.
Estrada Retains World Title
After more than 300 days away from the ring,
Seniesa "Super Bad" Estrada
made her triumphant ring return, defending her WBA minimumweight world title with a one-sided decision over Argentina's
Jazmin Gala Villarino. All three judges had the bout a shutout, 100-90, and Estrada outlanded her foe, 210-121.
Estrada (23-0, 9 KOs) came back in fine form, keeping Villarino off balance by switching from orthodox to southpaw and back again. Villarino (6-2-2, 1 KO) hung tough and landed her share of clean shots, a phone booth affair that culminated in a toe-to-toe 10th round.
Estrada said, "It’s been an emotional week for me because it’s been 328 days since I’ve been in the ring. And I just want to tell all girls and all women in sports to always believe in yourself and always believe in what you can do and always go after what you want. I might’ve been slowed down, but I can’t be stopped. This is what I was born to do. This is the talent God has given me, and this is my destiny, and you cannot stop destiny.
“After 11 months, we were prepared for her to come in and win. I’m the best opponent she’s faced, and she wanted to defeat me. I was prepared to go 10 rounds or get the knockout.
“I shook the ring rust off, and I’m ready to go for unification fights and undisputed fights.”
In undercard action:
Lightweight: Emiliano Fernando Vargas (2-0, 2 KOs) KO 2 Julio Cesar Martinez (1-1, 1 KO), :47. The prodigy delivered. Vargas, the youngest son of former world champion Fernando Vargas, knocked out Martinez with a left hook in the second round, bringing the capacity crowd to its feet in his Top Rank debut. Vargas withstood an early charge from Martinez, who landed 11 of 45 punches in the opening round. In the second round, the vaunted Vargas left hook ended matters. The celebration began, and Vargas ran into the waiting arms of his father, who also serves as his head trainer.
Vargas said, "The dude was a sturdy guy. He came in there to fight. I know he prepared himself 140 percent, and I prepared myself 140 percent. I just had to listen to my corner, my father, keep on boxing, and the shots will open up. Just box beautifully."
Lightweight: Raymond Muratalla (16-0, 13 KOs) TKO 6 Miguel Contreras (12-2-1, 6 KOs), 2:23. Muratalla, one of the sport's rising lightweight contenders, used an educated right hand to grind down Contreras, a tough-nosed veteran from Bakersfield, California. After a right hand shook Contreras in the sixth, Muratalla unloaded. Contreras, defenseless in the blue corner, was saved from further damage.
Super Middleweight: Javier Martinez (8-0, 2 KOs) UD 6 Marco Antonio Delgado (7-5, 5 KOs), Scores: 60-54 and 59-55 2x. Martinez, a former U.S. amateur standout from Milwaukee, earned his fourth straight six-round decision with a workmanlike performance over the durable Delgado.
Junior Featherweight: Floyd Diaz (8-0, 3 KOs) TKO 4
Edgar Joel Cortes (9-7-1, 1 KO), 1:14. "Cash Flow" notched his second knockout in three fights, knocking Cortes down with a right hand in the fourth round. Cortes beat the count with time to spare, but referee Mike Ortega deemed Cortes unfit to continue and waved it off.
Lightweight: Charlie Sheehy (5-0, 4 KOs) TKO 1 Markus Bowes (2-1, 2 KOs), 1:37. Sheehy overwhelmed Bowes in 97 seconds, knocking down the North Carolina native with a right hand a little more than one minute into the opening stanza. Bowes rose to his feet on wobbly legs and Sheehy pounced to earn the stoppage.
Lightweight: Karlos Balderas (14-1, 12 KOs) TKO 8 Esteban Sanchez (18-3, 8 KOs), 1:02. Balderas, a 2016 U.S. Olympian, earned the most significant victory of his career in knocking out Sanchez, a native of Tijuana, Mexico. Balderas dropped Sanchez with a right hand in the opening round, and in the eighth, a right cross prompted referee Raul Caiz Jr. to stop the fight. Sanchez pushed Balderas in the middle rounds, but he was losing via shutout on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
Heavyweight: Antonio Mireles (6-0, 6 KOs) KO 1 Eric Perry (5-1-1, 5 KOs), 2:26. "El Gigante," a southpaw from Des Moines, Iowa, let the left hands fly in a one-round destruction over the previously undefeated Perry. Mireles landed a plethora of lefts that had Perry stumbling into the ropes, but it was a right hook that planted the Georgia native onto the canvas for the 10-count.
Below you can watch the interview with MJP and Hatton:
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SAM NOAKES IS back in search of a perfect 10 when he makes his return at the 02 Arena on November 26 after making his recovery from a broken thumb, live on BT Sport.
Thrill-a-minute lightweight Sam was due to fight back in July before a sparring injury sustained while working with Archie Sharp put him on the missing list.
Now he is set to fight for the Commonwealth title against the unbeaten Scot Calvin McCord on the undercard of the big Zach Parker-John Ryder clash for the WBO Interim world super middleweight title.
"Camp was going well and I was sparring Archie," reflected Noakes, 25. "I think it was the seventh or eighth round, right at the end, and I switched through, misjudged the distance and hit him on top of the head. I thought 'that hurt', then I carried on, hit a few jabs out and it was still hurting.
"So I stopped and they took my hand out of the glove and my thumb was wedged underneath. I went to the hospital and, after the x-ray, she called me straight in. I thought 'this ain't good' because normally you are just sat there if it is not urgent and they just leave you there.
"I had snapped it with a clean break. At least you know where you stand with a clean break, it is sweet now, but it was a pain in the ar*e at the time and I wasn't very happy!
"So I've been out for eight months and I'm an old has-been now... All forgotten about."
"I've fallen on my feet here though, having the Commonwealth title, so I am happy with that."
Noakes resisted the temptation of becoming a couch potato during his absence and hit the road to keep in trim.
"As soon as I got the solid cast on I was running straight away. If I had sat about eating when I came back I would be a middleweight! So I kept ticking over and I was lucky to only have it on for about four weeks. When it came off I was pushing weights and I was happy just to be back in the gym.
Tickets for Zach Parker vs John Ryder for the WBO Interim Super-Middleweight Championship at The O2 are on sale now, available from
axs.com.
Zach Parker vs John Ryder for the WBO Interim world super middleweight championship headlines a huge bill at the 02 Arena on November 26, live on BT Sport.
The bill also
features Hamzah Sheeraz (16-0, 12) who will bid to add the Commonwealth middleweight title to his WBC Silver belt when he takes on the highly-rated River Wilson-Bent (13-1-1, 6).
Dennis McCann (13-0, 7) who faces Joe Ham (17-3, 6) for the vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight belt, whilel ightweight Sam Noakes (9-0, 9) takes on the unbeaten Scot Calvin McCord (11-0, 2) in a defence of his WBC International Silver championship and for the vacant Commonwealth title.
Noake's
gym mate, Pierce O'Leary (10-0, 6), fights for the vacant WBC International super lightweight championship against the Namibian Emmanuelo Mungandjela (16-3-1, 7).
Thetford cruiserweight Tommy Fletcher (2-0, 2) and Upminster super lightweight Sonny Liston Ali (4-0) also appear on the card.
