Canelo vs GGG LIVE: Stream, latest updates and result from fight tonight
Follow live updates as Alvarez and Golovkin complete their trilogy in a super-middleweight title fight
Over the course of 12 rounds on Saturday night, “GGG” took on an unfortunate new meaning for Gennady Golovkin, as his chances of securing ‘justice’ in his trilogy with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez were rapidly going, going, and then gone at last.
Judging controversies marred the rivals’ first two encounters, in 2017 and 2018, denying Golovkin one if not two victories over Canelo, and the irony on this occasion was that the Kazakh might have finally been on the ‘right’ end of one, had he not left it too late to start firing. But leaving it late was the theme of this bout, which pitted a prime Canelo at 32 against an aged Golovkin at 40, and that factor gave way to a disconcerting tentativeness in GGG, who rallied late but was in truth not worth the 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 scorecards – all of which favoured Canelo, in any case.
September, the T-Mobile Arena, and stupefying scorecards have been staples of this rivalry, with only the division varying this time around as the middleweight foes clashed at super-middleweight, as Canelo put his IBF, WBC, WBA and WBO titles on the line. Re-live the final meeting between Canelo and GGG, below.
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Russell Mora is the referee for this main event.
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Most fans felt that Golovkin won his first fight with Canelo; the rivals’ second meeting was much closer but still led many to regard GGG as the victor.
The Kazakh came away from those contests with a draw and a defeat, however.
Can he finally record an official win against Alvarez tonight?
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A much slower ring walk by Canelo than by Golovkin.
Canelo vs GGG 3 LIVE
The video package that ran before Golovkin’s walkout was quite amusing; I’m not sure how they got it approved, given it felt quite a bit like anti-Canelo propaganda.
The narrator of the video hit out at Canelo for ‘running’ in his fights with GGG, for vacating titles, and the film even referenced the Mexican’s positive drug test for clenbuterol in 2018.
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Golovkin is out first, wasting little time in getting to the ring.
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Canelo enters this bout in his prime, at 32, while Golovkin is 40 and potentially in his last major fight.
How much will age play a factor?
This bout also marks Golovkin’s first at super-middleweight.
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Canelo’s two professional defeats have come against Floyd Mayweather – in 2013 – and Dmitry Bivol this May.
Meanwhile, Golovkin’s sole loss as a pro came against Canelo in the pair’s second fight, a less controversial result than their initial draw but still one that was disputed by many observers.
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Canelo’s professional record: 57-2-2 (39 KOs).
Golovkin’s: 42-1-1 (37 KOs).
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