Alvarez retains Super Middleweight title in trilogy fight against Golovkin

Saul Canelo Alvarez has retained his Super Middleweight title after defeating Gennady Golovkin also known as GGG, in a unanimous decision this afternoon.

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This is also their trilogy fight, where the pair fought to a draw in the first bout before Alvarez edged ‘GGG’ via a majority decision in the second fight, although many observers felt that was not a fair result.

After a cagey start, Alvarez piled on the pain to Golovkin in their battle for the undisputed super middleweight titles.

AND STILL UNDISPUTED 👑

Canelo beats GGG by UD in the final fight between two historic rivals 🙌#CaneloGGG3 pic.twitter.com/EfkJu2zz4a

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Both men looked to work from distance, although Alvarez was the more active of the two.

As the fight has gone on, Alvarez has started to ramp up the intensity and has already tagged Golovkin on multiple occasions, leaving his face with several marks after just four rounds of action.

Two judges scored the fight 115-113 while the third judge scored the fight 116-112 to Alvarez.

Live Updates:

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Round 12: Alvarez with a nice upper cut. GGG holding on as Alvarez continues to attack. Both fighters are giving their all and they look tired. Both fighters are going head to head in the final 10 seconds.

Round 11: The fight is on with Alvarez firing some powerful body shots to GGG. GGG throwing some jabs. Alvarez throwing everything he’s got.

Round 10: The fight is on with both fighters fired up and landing some big punches. GGG is firing different combinations to Canelo’s body.

Round 9: GGG "has come to life". Now Canelo responds. This one is heating up. GGG landing some big blows to Alvarez. A great round for GGG.

Round 8: Alvarez is fighting at his pace, landing like that nice overhand right and GGG is barely doing anything. As Alvarez continued to land his left hook, Golovkin seemed to have abandoned any idea of throwing punches to the body. A few good shots from GGG. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG – 9.

Round 7: Alvarez bounces into action as the bell rings, using different combinations on GGG. GGG with some body punches. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG – 9.

Round 6: Big hits coming from Alvarez. Reaction time from GGG is slower at the moment. He is using his jabs but to no effect. Alvarez is feeling very confident as he keeps moving towards his opponent. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG – 9.

Round 5: What a big hit from Alvarez, the crowd goes wild. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG – 9.

Round 4: GGG is taking the fight to Alvarez but the Mexican counters through a combination of punches. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG – 9.

Round 3: Combination from Alvarez throws GGG backward and the crowd cheers. Alvarez feeling confident. Another spectacular combinations from the undisputed super middleweight champion. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, Alvarez - 10 and GGG - 9.

Round 2: Alvarez still throwing those big jabs to GGG, but the skills of GGG in evading those punches is amazing. Both fighters are saving their energy. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, 10 Alvarez and 9 to GGG.

Round 1: Canelo wearing the red jumper, while GGG is wearing the white jumper. Canelo throwing jabs and moving closer to his opponent. GGG taking it slow against the undisputed super middleweight champion. A few shots landed on GGG. Unofficial scoring by Brian Campbell, 10 Alvarez and 9 to GGG.

Canelo and GGG are in the ring. We are moments away from action! This should be a good one!

GGG hits the ring and here comes Canelo