![]() Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez is leading him singing "Mexico Lindo y Querido." The scene inside the T-Mobile is incredible. GGG had to wait 6 minutes inside the ring before Canelo got there. Ring announcer David Diamante is making the fighter's introductions, first GGG, then Canelo. GGG established the jab early on while Canelo swung wildly and did connect with one sharp, compact left hook. Round 1: They've competed 24 rounds against each other, but it's been four years since they last faced each other, so it was a slow opening round. GGG has been patient thus far - he's always been a slow starter. He later connected with a powerful overhand right. Round 2: Alvarez scored with a right hand to the liver followed by a left hook to the body. Canelo connected with a big left hook that forced Golovkin to hold on, and GGG emerged with a large welt on the right side of his forehead. He's being pushed back, and Alvarez is having his way. Round 3: GGG must find a way to stand his ground. ![]() ![]() GGG's face swelling up, particular his right cheekbone. Round 4: GGG has yet to really throw a combination while Alvarez pelts him with right hands to the body and left hooks to the head. ![]() Golovkin was more aggressive but still didn't come close to letting his hands go. Round 5: Alvarez continues to pound GGG's body with right hands, and lands his biggest punch of the fight, an overhand right that crashed into GGG's face late in the round. GGG refuses to throw right hands, surely weary of Canelo's dangerous counter left hook. The third, halfway through, has been anything but. Round 6: The first fight was all action the second was a classic. At 40, he appears to simply be too old to hang with one of the best in the game. Round 7: GGG is known for slow starts, but it's now the second half of the fight and he's yet to get going. Round 8: Canelo begins to pick up the pace with a series of thudding shots, while GGG sticks with the jab, and not the right hand that made him an elite fighter. Alvarez responded with a few hard lefts but GGG, at long last, clearly wins a round. Round 9: GGG finally opens up and lands some thudding shots after he pinned Canelo into a corner. He kept the jab pumping in Canelo's face to great effect. Round 10: Golovkin picks up where he left off and connects on a few sharp right uppercuts on the inside. He controlled the action and landed some big shots for the third consecutive round, but it's probably too little, too late. Round 11: Golovkin busts Alvarez's right eye open, and it appears to be a deep gash. GGG again goes to work with the jab, and they share a long embrace at the bell, the grudge match seemingly settled. Round 12: Golovkin is the aggressor while Alvarez, who appeared to fade down the stretch, held on. Had it 116-112 with GGG sweeping final four rounds. Official result: Canelo Alvarez retains his undisputed super middleweight championship via unanimous decision against Gennadiy Golovkin: 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Golovkin, at age 40, started incredibly slow and barely threw a right hand over the first two quarters of the bout, but came on strong late and appeared to win the final four rounds. Two judges scored it 115-113, while a third judge turned in a 116-112 tally for Alvarez.Īfter the final bell, and 36 rounds together, they shared a long embrace, apparently ending a feud that grew personal over the years. LAS VEGAS - Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena with a unanimous-decision victory over his rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy fight.
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