Who won Canelo vs Golovkin III?

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 17th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Saul ‘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 & IBF belts on the line.

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 and Diego Pacheco was victorious over Enrique Collazo.

Canelo vs Golovkin III stats

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 57 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws.

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

The stats suggested that Canelo and Golovkin have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 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 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 months earlier than Golovkin, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 220 more professional rounds, 460 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 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had beat Amir Khan on 7th May 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 defeated Miguel Cotto on 21st November 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 won against 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 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Daniel Jacobs on 18th March 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 defeated Kell Brook on 10th September 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 beat Dominic Wade on 23rd April 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 Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Going to this contest, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 19 days ago, while Gennady Golovkin's last outing had been 4 years and 7 months ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 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 6 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 28 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 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 is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Canelo vs Golovkin III?

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