Who won Canelo vs Golovkin II?
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 15th September 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
The fight took place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).
Canelo vs Golovkin II stats
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 49 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 34 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Gennady Golovkin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 38 wins and 1 draw, with 34 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Golovkin had advantage in power over Canelo, with a 89% knock out percentage over Canelo's 69%.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was the younger man by 8 years, at 30 years old.
Golovkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Canelo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez & Gennady Golovkin fought out of an orthodox stance.
Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 months earlier than Golovkin, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 195 more professional rounds, 414 to Golovkin's 219.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA and 1 by the WBC in the 160lb division.
Canelo vs Golovkin II form
Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sergey Kovalev on 2nd November 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Jacobs on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beat Rocky Fielding on 15th December 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had defeated Gennady Golovkin on 15th September 2018 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had drawn with Gennady Golovkin on 16th September 2017 by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Golovkin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Steve Rolls on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on 15th September 2018 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had defeated Vanes Martirosyan on 5th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.
He had drawn with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on 16th September 2017 by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Going to this contest, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 24 days ago, while Gennady Golovkin's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 21 days ago.
Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
What time did Canelo vs Golovkin II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 am BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Canelo vs Golovkin II?
Canelo vs Golovkin II was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.
