Hiram Moreno
The long-awaited trilogy of Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin finally came to an end this weekend when both fighters joined forces at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a bout that was highly anticipated by boxing fans around the world.
However, the fight may have ended up disappointing those who were expecting a KO finish to close this stage in the career of both the Mexican and the Kazakh, but in general, how was the fight? Here at JefeBet we show you a brief summary of the 12 rounds in the ring.
Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin III Summary, Result and All the Fight’s Highlights
Saul “Canelo” Álvarez started the fight red hot and wanting to feel his authority in the ring, dominating in the first rounds while Gennady Golovkin was limited to defend and endure the first attacks of the Mexican while looking for an opportunity to hurt him, something that Álvarez did not allow him to do at any time.
It wasn’t until halfway through the fight that Golovkin started to really come forward and started to cause some problems for Canelo, who should have been more cautious with his moves so as not to be surprised by the Kazakhstan native.But despite the occasional exchange, Golovkin never looked capable of knocking the Aztec fighter down.
It was in the last rounds that “GGG” seemed to have the advantage , taking advantage of Canelo Alvarez’s tiredness, and even managed to cut his right eyelid with an accidental headbutt in the tenth round, but the scorecards were too much against him to change the final result.
Canelo Álvarez ended up winning
After neither boxer was able to knock down the other in the ring, the judges were called upon to decide the outcome of the bout, giving a unanimous victory to the Mexican with scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113, thus asserting his status as favorite.
With this, Canelo Álvarez not only remained undefeated against Gennady Golovkin, one of the best middleweight boxers, but also retained his titles that accredit him as the undisputed king of 168 pounds , thus becoming the first Latino to sweep a division in the history of boxing.
