Canelo vs Golovkin

Who won Canelo vs Golovkin?

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

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

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, and The Ring belts on the line.

Canelo vs Golovkin stats

Back in September 2017, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 37 wins, zero losses, 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 36 years old.

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

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

Golovkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 months later than Canelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 280 fewer professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Canelo's 520.

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

Canelo vs Golovkin form

Golovkin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

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

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against David Lemieux on October 17, 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.

He had beaten Willie Monroe Jr on May 16, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Canelo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had beaten James Kirkland on May 9, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Minute Maid Park, Houston.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Canelo Alvarez's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 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 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) favorite going into the contest, while Canelo Alvarez made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.