Canelo vs Golovkin II

Who won Canelo vs Golovkin II?

Canelo Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Also on the undercard David Lemieux was victorious over Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan for the WBA World Middleweight championship, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Moises Fuentes, and Jaime Munguia defeated Brandon Cook for the WBO World Junior Middleweight title.

Canelo vs Golovkin II stats

Back in September 2018, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 49 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 34 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gennady Golovkin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 38 wins and 1 draw, with 34 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had an advantage in power over Canelo, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Canelo's 69%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Golovkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Canelo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Canelo Alvarez and 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 256 more professional rounds, totaling 496 compared to Golovkin's 240.

Canelo Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBC at middleweight.

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 drawn with Gennady Golovkin on September 16, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Liam Smith on September 17, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Amir Khan on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Miguel Cotto on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Golovkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Vanes Martirosyan on May 5, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Canelo Alvarez on September 16, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Jacobs on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Kell Brook on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Dominic Wade on April 23, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Canelo Alvarez.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 11 months and 30 days ago, while Gennady Golovkin's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 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.

What were the odds on Canelo vs Golovkin II?

Canelo Alvarez was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Gennady Golovkin made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.