Canelo vs Golovkin III

Who won Canelo vs Golovkin III?

Canelo Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

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

Canelo was making his 10th defense of the The Ring Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had held this belt for 4 years, 6 months and 23 days.

He was also making his 8th defense of the WBO World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Billy Joe Saunders in May 2021. He had held this title for 4 years, 2 months and 3 days.

Also, on the line was his 10th defense of the WBC World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had been recognised as this champion for 4 years, 6 months and 23 days.

In addition, he was defending IBF World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against William Scull in May 2025. He had been IBF champion for 2 months and 8 days.

Finally, he was making his 10th defense of the WBA Super World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Callum Smith in December 2020. He had been WBA champion for 4 years, 6 months and 23 days.

Also on the undercard Ali Akhmedov was victorious over Gabriel Rosado, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Israel Gonzalez for the WBC World Super Flyweight belt, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams defeated Kieron Conway, Diego Pacheco was victorious over Enrique Collazo, and Marc Castro beat Kevin Montiel Mendoza.

Canelo vs Golovkin III stats

Back in September 2022, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 57 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Gennady Golovkin made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 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 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 months earlier than Golovkin, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 280 more professional rounds, totaling 520 compared to Golovkin's 240.

Gennady Golovkin was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Canelo vs Golovkin III form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Billy Joe Saunders on May 8, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, he had beaten Avni Yildirim on February 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

He had defeated Callum Smith on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

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 won against Ryota Murata on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Kamil Szeremeta on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Steve Rolls on June 8, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on September 15, 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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Gennady Golovkin's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Golovkin III 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 III?

The DAZN PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Canelo vs Golovkin III?

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