Ahead of tonight’s trilogy, we recap the results and who won the first two fights between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin.
The entire boxing world is anxiously waiting for Saturday evening as in the iconic T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin face off for the third time.
The anticipation for this trilogy has become palpable over recent days as pundits, experts and former professionals swing back and forth in their predictions.
The opening bell will mark the start of the 25th scheduled round between Canelo and GGG, but who won their first two fights in 2017 and 2018 respectively?
Who won the previous two Canelo vs GGG fights?
The first fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin in 2017 ended in a split draw, the second fight in 2018 was won by Alvarez via majority decision.
Straight away it’s important to note that both results were highly controversial, with criticism especially levied against the first fight’s judging.
This fight was scored 118–110 (Alvarez), 113–115 (Golovkin), 114–114 (draw), with the majority of pundits and personalities scoring the bout for the Kazakh.
In fact, DAZN, who are broadcasting tonight’s PPV trilogy, recently ran a fight replay with boxing experts Chris Walker, Matt Astbury and Steven Muehlhausen. Their final result, in accordance with the court of public opinion, was “a unanimous decision for Golovkin with cards of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112.”
The second fight was thankfully more straightforward, with the Mexican winning a majority decision; two judges scored the bout for Canelo (both 115-113), and one judge scored it a draw (114-114).
What are the two fighters’ boxing records in 2022?
As of September 17th, 2022, prior to the trilogy with GGG, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has a professional boxing record of 57 wins, 2 draws and 2 los
