Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin Golovkin made weight Friday for Saturday’s pay-per-view fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the third installment of their trilogy but the first at super middleweight.
Álvarez weighed in at 167.4 pounds, .6 under the division limit. Golovkin entered at 167.8.
Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) will defend his undisputed championship after dropping in weight following a decision loss to 175-pound champion Dmitry Bivol in May.
Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will fight as a super middleweight for the first time. He has never weighed more than 163 for any fight.
The weigh-in took place before a few thousand fans, the vast majority of whom support the Mexican star, in front of the arena on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
The fighters were interviewed after the formal weigh-in portion.
Golovkin was asked about the pro-Alvarez crowd. He responded by wishing fans a happy Independence Day, but then added, “If you’re a true fan, you know who the real champion is.”
Triple-G was also asked if he saw anything different in Alvarez’s eyes during the final look before the fight. He said no.
Alvarez was asked about Golovkin’s response.
“So maybe he didn’t see anything new in my eyes. What you need to see will take place in the ring tomorrow,” she said through a translator.
Álvarez also reiterated that his goal is to end his series with a knockout. They fought to a disputed draw in 2017 and Álvarez won by majority decision the following year.
“That’s what I want,” he said. “It will not be easy. He is a great fighter. But I want to finish it in 12 rounds.”
