Canelo vs Golovkin

Who won Canelo vs Golovkin?

Gennady Golovkin drew with Canelo Alvarez by split draw on Saturday 16th September 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 110-118, 115-113, 114-114, meaning it was a split draw.

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 undisputed middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF & The Ring belts on the line.

Canelo vs Golovkin stats

Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 37 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Canelo Alvarez made his way to the ring with a record of 49 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

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

Both Gennady Golovkin & Canelo Alvarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 months later than Canelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 232 less professional rounds, 240 to Canelo's 472.

Gennady Golovkin went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA and 3 by the WBC at middleweight.

Canelo vs Golovkin form

Gennady Golovkin had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat David Lemieux on 17th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 8th round 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 won against Willie Monroe Jr on 16th May 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

He had beat Martin Murray on 21st February 2015 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Canelo 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 Gennady Golovkin on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Caleb Plant on 6th November 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.

Before that, he had won against Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 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.

He had defeated Avni Yildirim on 27th February 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 6 years, 8 months and 18 days ago, while Canelo Alvarez's last outing had been 8 months and 11 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Golovkin 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?

Canelo vs Golovkin was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport 1.

What were the odds on Canelo vs Golovkin?

Gennady Golovkin was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Canelo Alvarez made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.