| Fight Date: | June 18, 2011 |
| Fight Name: | Verde y Oro |
| Location: | Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Nickname1: | Canelo |
| Record1: | 36-0-1 (26 KO) |
| Hometown1: | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Height1: | 5 feet 8 inches |
| Weight1: | 153.2 lb |
| Recognition1: | WBC super welterweight champion |
| Referee: | Laurence Cole |
| Fighter2: | Ryan Rhodes |
| Nickname2: | Spice Boy |
| Record2: | 45-4 (31 KO) |
| Hometown2: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| Height2: | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Weight2: | 152.8 lb |
| Recognition2: | European super welterweight champion |
| Titles: | WBC super welterweight title |
| Result: | Álvarez wins via 12th-round TKO. |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes was a super welterweight championship fight for the WBC super welterweight championship.[1] [2] The bout was held on June 18, 2011, at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was televised on HBO.[3]
This was the first title defence for Mexican, Canelo Álvarez. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial ringside judge called the Litzau and Broner bout with Bob Papa. Roy Jones Jr. was pulled from that fight and was back on for the main-event, because his promotional company has a relationship with Litzau.[4]
Canelo Álvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes
Jason Litzau vs. Adrien Broner Sergio Villanueva vs. 
Onalvi Sierra José Manuel Osório vs. Alexander Monterrosa Marco Antonio Periban vs. Alfredo Contreras Carlos Pérez vs. Cesar Figueroa Jesús Jiménez vs. Patricio Camacho Jose Roberto Gonzalez