Arturo Gatti attempts to become the Welterweight Champion of the world when he takes on Carlos Baldomir after Baldomir's stunning upset of Zab Judah. Baldomir ruins the party for Gatti's fans when he takes everything that "Thunder" has to dish out before laying Gatti out twice with left hooks in the ninth round. Referee Wayne Hedgepeth sees Gatti is ruined and ends the fight, giving Baldomir his second major victory of the year.

Carlos Baldomir vs. Arturo Gatti

Already considered the best in the division, Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially claims the linear Welterweight Championship with an all-too-easy unanimous decision win over Carlos Baldomir. The formidable Baldomir had bested Zab Judah and Arturo Gatti earlier in the year but proves no match for the skillset of Mayweather, losing in a landslide.

Pretty Risky: Carlos Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Undefeated Saul Alvarez steps up to the biggest test of his young career against former Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir. After cracking away at the iron chin of Baldomir for five rounds, Alvarez does the unthinkable and drops him on his face with a huge left hook in the sixth. Baldomir rolls over and tries to get up but cannot beat the count of Referee Jose Cobian, and Alvarez passes his first test with flying colors.

Carlos Baldomir vs. Arturo Gatti

Pretty Risky: Carlos Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

200: Saul Alvarez vs. Carlos Baldomir

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