T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – In his anticipated trilogy, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) was too young and too good, as he dominated Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs). ). ) for most of the fight by twelve round unanimous decision to retain the undisputed super middleweight crown.
The scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113, although most ringside observers saw Canelo as the winner by a much wider margin.
Their first fight, in 2017, ended in a controversial twelve-round split draw. The 2018 rematch saw Canelo win a very close majority decision over twelve rounds. Both bouts took place in the middleweight division.
