Canelo's dominant decision over Charlo was a hit on pay-per-view

Strong numbers for the undisputed super middleweight title fight

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Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez has been a bankable pay-per-view star for years and he continued to flex his commercial muscle in his near-shutout decision win to retain the title against undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alvarez-Charlo, which headlined a Premier Boxing Champions card on Showtime PPV, clocked in as the second-highest selling boxing pay-per-view card of the year so far in the United States.

While the numbers are not final, as they are still being tallied, the pay-per-view will land between

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