This weekend the trilogy of one of the most notorious rivalries of recent times is completed. The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada will witness the third meeting between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, a fight that everyone has been waiting for.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Championship will be up for grabs along with the IBF, WBO and WBC belts, all held by the Mexican, who will return to the ring amid the Boxing Day celebrations. the independence of his country.
Álvarez arrives at a very particular moment, after suffering the second loss of his career at the hands of Dmitry Bivol on May 7. The 32-year-old fought for the light heavyweight world championship back then but has now returned to his division to defend his crown.
First, he wants to show that he is still the best in the world and, furthermore, he intends to clear up doubts about his rivalry with “GGG” and beat him for the second time in three fights (one ended in a draw).
Golovkin, 40, comes with a reality opposite to that of Álvarez. If the champion goes down in weight, Golovkin goes up. His last fight in April was for the WBA middleweight world title and he defeated Ryota Murata by TKO on that occasion.
The Kazakhstan native is an impressive boxer due to his strength and accuracy. He usually takes down his opponents with a relentless punch and a neatness like few others. Plus, he’s highly motivated because the only loss of his career was to Canelo, a situation he wants to make up for with a win on Saturday night.
This week will be a week of pure boxing in Las Vegas and different promotional activities will be carried out, while Friday will be the official weigh-in. Canelo has 57 wins, 2
losses, 2 draws and 39 knockouts, while Golovkin has 42 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 37 knockouts.
