There was no room for controversy this time in the fight that closed the trilogy of one of the most important rivalries in international boxing in recent times.
“Canelo” Álvarez, 32 years old, supported mainly by the 20,000 people who attended the precinct of the state of Snowfallwas superior throughout the night against a rival dedicated to speculating on the ring.
The conservative position of the Kazakh, 40 years old, subtracted emotion from the fight that came to settle the discussion of the previous two. In September 2017, the first fight was declared a draw but left a feeling of injustice for Golovkin and in the rematch, a year later, the Mexican won with a split decision after a very close development.
That second presentation was preceded by two positive anti-doping controls for “Canelo” that forced the original date of revenge to be postponed and ended up breaking the relationship between the two.
With tonight’s victory, Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs.) redeemed himself before the public from his previous defeat against Russian Dmitri Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight belt.on May 7 on the same stage.
“I have had very difficult times in my life but I want you to know that you have to move on. Defeats are good, they teach us to learn many things”he stated in a message addressed to the fans present at the T-Mobile Arena.
The Mexican successfully made the first defense of the crowns of the super middleweight category (168 pounds – 76.2kg), which he obtained against the American Caleb Plant in November last year at the MGM in Las Vegas.
The defending champion tried to fulfill his promise to end the fight by way of knockout but an injury to his left hand conspired against his goal and gave “GGG” Golovkin the margin to reach the verdict of the jury.
“It was a good fight. He’s strong, he’s a good fighter that’s why we’re here. I’m going to keep going to keep my legacy strong.”declared the Aztec.
Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs.) suffered his second defeat in the rented field after unifying the WBA, IBF and WBO middleweight titles with knockout over the Japanese Ryouta Murata in Saitama, on April 9.
That fight ended an inactivity of the Kazakh that lasted from December 18, 2020 when he prevailed over the Pole. Kamil Szeremeta at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.
Source: Ambito
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