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Minute Maid Park Draws More Than 30,000 For Alvarez-Kirkland Bout

A crowd of 31,588 attended last night's Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland boxing match at Minute Maid Park, which Alvarez won "with a third-round knockout." Alvarez "seemed to feed off the large crowd," as he "received tremendous crowd support" before and during the fight. The 12-round super welterweight bout "was part of the first boxing events held at the home of the Astros" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 5/10). There was "no shortage of action" during the bout (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 5/10).

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