{"id":1814,"date":"2022-09-18T10:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T10:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/saul-canelo-alvarez-beats-gennady-golovkin-mexican-retains-undisputed-super-middleweight-championship\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T10:31:42","slug":"saul-canelo-alvarez-beats-gennady-golovkin-mexican-retains-undisputed-super-middleweight-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/saul-canelo-alvarez-beats-gennady-golovkin-mexican-retains-undisputed-super-middleweight-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez beats Gennady Golovkin: Mexican retains undisputed super-middleweight championship"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (right) now has two wins over Gennady Golovkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez dominated Gennady Golovkin over 12 rounds to retain his undisputed super-middleweight crown. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It was the third encounter in Las Vegas between the modern-day greats with Alvarez claiming a second win following a <\/span>controversial draw<\/span><\/a> in the first bout.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After sidestepping a fightback from Golovkin in the later rounds, all three judges were in agreement, scoring it 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 for Alvarez. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Thank you my friend, we gave the fans three great fights,” said the Mexican.<\/span><\/p>\n

They shared a warm embrace after the fight, despite their rivalry turning sour in the four-year wait for the trilogy encounter, which saw Alvarez retain the IBF, WBA (Super), WBO and WBC titles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golovkin said: “I want to shake hands with Canelo. Congrats to all his team. He’s a real warrior – if you don’t understand that, you don’t understand nothing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Thrilling trilogy ends with a whimper<\/h3>\n

Despite a bitter build-up, the final chapter did not have the same bite as the contests in 2017 and 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alvarez, 32, took control from the first round, dominating an unusually passive Golovkin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golovkin was happy to “see the rounds slip away”, as Steve Bunce on BBC Radio 5 Live commentary put it, and at the halfway point the unified middleweight champion was experiencing a shutout.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alvarez is back to winning ways after a loss in his last fight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although showing no signs of hurting Golovkin, Alvarez set the pace and was particularly successful with his left hook. <\/span><\/p>\n

Golovkin could not respond when Alvarez did land and after the eighth round the Kazakh’s trainer Johnathan Banks tried to rally his fighter, telling him “let’s go to work”. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 40-year-old tried to do just that and staged a fightback from the ninth round onwards, his famous stiff jab finally clicking into gear, troubling Alvarez and pushing him back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alvarez, however, while visibly tiring, was never hurt and going into the final round Golovkin was searching for what would have been the 38th knockout of a long career.<\/span><\/p>\n

The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas had been an unhappy hunting ground for Golovkin, losing the rematch to Alvarez there in 2018 and being robbed of what many felt was a superb win in their first fight in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it was to be another frustrating night for Golovkin, who lost for just the second time in his illustrious 45-fight career. <\/span><\/p>\n

What next for Golovkin?<\/h3>\n
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Golovkin turned 40 this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many had felt Golovkin could walk away from the sport should he lose.<\/span><\/p>\n

But he confirmed he had no intention of hanging up his gloves after Alvarez’s promise to send Golovkin into retirement with a knockout victory proved overzealous.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golovkin, who stepped up to the 168lb super-middleweight division for the first time for this fight, is still the IBF, IBO and WBA (Super) champion at middleweight. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Absolutely,” Golovkin said when asked he would continue fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I still have this fire burning within me. I have the passion for boxing. Don’t forget I have three belts at 160lbs. I feel great. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I did not allow any serious shots. I’m tired, I’m fresh. I feel the strength and power within me. Of course if opportunity presents I will be looking to return in the ring.”<\/span><\/p>\n

‘I need rest’ – Alvarez<\/h3>\n

Alvarez returned to winning ways after his move up to light heavyweight ended in defeat against WBA (Super) champion Dmitry Bivol last time out.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was just the second loss of his career but the Mexican confirmed his next target is to avenge that defeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian Bivol, unbeaten in 20 fights, will first defend his title against Mexico’s Gilberto Ramirez on 5 November.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alvarez, who revealed he had been suffering with a hand injury before his win over Golovkin, will look to fight Bivol on his return next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I left everything in there. I need surgery on my hand, I’m not good in my left hand,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Everybody knows [Bivol is the fight I want]. We’ll see what happens in that fight. But I need rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s very important for my legacy, for my pride, for my family and my country. I will beat him.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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