Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III explained

Fight Date:September 17, 2022
Fight Name:The Trilogy
Location:T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Titles:WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
Fighter1:Saúl Álvarez
Nickname1:Canelo
("Cinnamon")
Record1:57–2–2 (39 KO)
Hometown1:Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height1:5 ft 8 in
Weight1:167.4 lb (75.9 kg)
Style1:Orthodox
Fighter2:Gennady Golovkin
Nickname2:GGG
Record2:42–1–1 (37 KO)
Hometown2:Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Height2:5 ft 10+1/2 in
Weight2:167.8 lb (76.1 kg)
Style2:Orthodox
Recognition2:WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO middleweight champion
Result:Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116–112, 115–113, 115–113)

Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III, billed as The Trilogy, was a professional boxing match contested between undisputed super middleweight champion, Canelo Álvarez, and unified middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin, with Álvarez's super middleweight titles on the line. The fight took place on September 17, 2022.[1] [2]

Background

After knocking out Amir Khan back in 2016, Álvarez vacated his WBC middleweight title, with Golovkin subsequently being awarded it. Some critics labeled a Álvarez 'a duck' for doing so, believing the Mexican was attempting to 'age out' Golovkin as much as possible. However, Álvarez's promoter, Oscar De la Hoya, accused Golovkin's team of dismissing a career high $10 million guarantee along with a share of pay per view profits.[3] In September 2017, the pair finally fought, and despite Golovkin outlanding Álvarez in 10 of the 12 rounds according to CompuBox, the fight ended in a controversial split draw. Adalaide Byrd's scorecard of 118–110 for Álvarez received a large amount of criticism. Many purists believed Golovkin had done enough to get the decision over Álvarez, and called the fight a 'robbery'.[4]

The controversial outcome led to a rematch taking place, and in September 2018, Álvarez defeated Golovkin via majority decision. However, although not as much as the first fight, there were still claims of a robbery, with people believing that Golovkin had beaten Álvarez twice. There were calls for a third fight, which took time to take place.[5]

Álvarez then unified with IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs and became a four-division world champion with a knockout win over WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, before becoming an undisputed world champion at super middleweight. Golovkin reclaimed his IBF title with a controversial decision win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Despite stating his willingness to face Derevyachenko in a rematch, GGG ultimately never pursued it and remained inactive for over a year before defending his title against mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta.[6] In 2022, he unified the division against Ryōta Murata in Japan. On February 25, 2022, it was announced that Álvarez had signed a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing. The first fight of the deal would see Álvarez returning to light heavyweight to face WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol, before returning to super middleweight to face Golovkin. On May 7, Álvarez was defeated by Bivol via unanimous decision. Despite claiming he would activate his rematch clause and face Bivol again, it was announced on May 24 that Álvarez and Golovkin would fight a third time, five years after their first fight, live on DAZN, with Golovkin moving weight divisions for the first time in his career to do so.

On the fight night, Álvarez defeated Golovkin via unanimous decision with the scores of 115–113 (twice) and 116–112.[7] The fight proved to be the most lopsided as well as tactical in their rivalry with Canelo easily controlling most of the rounds. The scorecards generated controversy once again, this time with most believing they were too favorable for Golovkin.[8]

Fight card

Weight classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Super middleweightCanelo Álvarez (c)def.Gennady GolovkinUD12
Super flyweightJesse Rodríguez (c)def.Israel GonzálezUD12
Super middleweightAli Akhmedovdef.Gabriel RosadoUD10
MiddleweightAustin Williamsdef.Kieron Conway10
Super middleweightDiego Pachecodef. Enrique Collazo5/10
Light welterweightMarc Castrodef.Kevin Mendoza5/81:40
Light welterweightAaron Apontevs.Fernando Angel Molina8
Super flyweightAnthony Herreradef.Delvin McKinley5/60:19



Broadcasting

The bout was broadcast live by sports streaming service DAZN to existing subscribers worldwide excluding Latin America. The bout was broadcast on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.[9]

CountryBroadcaster
Free-to-airCable/Pay televisionPPVStream
United States (host)DAZN PPV
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
WorldwideDAZN
MexicoAzteca 7
Canal 5
TV Azteca Deportes
Vix+
Latin AmericaESPN
KazakhstanQazaqstan
Qazsport
Channel One Eurasia

Notes and References

  1. News: Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin set for September fight to cap trilogy . The Guardian . May 24, 2022 .
  2. Web site: 2022-07-30 . Canelo vs. Golovkin: The complete fight card for September 17 is ready to go . 2023-02-03 . MARCA . en.
  3. Web site: 2016-09-18 . Oscar De La Hoya says he has made huge offer to Gennady Golovkin for fight with Canelo Alvarez . 2024-02-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: Dubious judging spoils great boxing once again as Golovkin and Alvarez are forced to settle for draw . 2023-02-03 . ca.news.yahoo.com . September 17, 2017 . en-CA.
  5. Web site: 2018-09-16 . Canelo takes razor-thin decision over Golovkin . 2023-02-03 . ESPN.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2019-10-06 . Golovkin: Rematch With Derevyanchenko? Absolutely! . 2024-02-26 . BoxingScene.com . en-us.
  7. News: Graham . Bryan Armen . 2022-09-18 . Canelo Álvarez defeats Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision in third fight – as it happened . en-GB . the Guardian . 2023-02-03 . 0261-3077.
  8. Web site: 2022-09-18 . Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 3 fight results, highlights: Mexican star earns decision to close trilogy . 2024-02-26 . CBSSports.com . en.
  9. Web site: Canelo Alvarez vs. GGG 3 fight start time: Live stream, PPV price, how to watch, TV channel, undercard . 2023-02-03 . CBSSports.com . September 18, 2022 . en.