Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin met last night at the weigh-in of their anticipated middleweight pound for pound title fight today in Las Vegas.
Both Mexico’s Alvarez and Golovkin weighed in at 160 pounds in front of a crowd of 9000 people at the MGM Grand.
Both men appeared in superb physical condition when they disrobed with Álvarez claiming a slight edge in crowd support.
Neither batted an eye during the traditional staredown.
Golovkin, the Kazakh knockout artist known as Triple G, is defending his WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles in a scheduled 12‑round bout at the T‑Mobile Arena.
The 35‑year‑old is coming off a unanimous‑decision win over Daniel Jacobs in March, which marked the first time in 24 fights he had been extended the full distance, ending a nine‑year knockout streak.
Álvarez, the popular red‑headed puncher who had two stints as a junior middleweight title‑holder, is coming off a one‑sided beat down of Julio César Chávez in May.
Canelo Alvarez has won a total of 49 fights, 34 coming from knockout, 1 loss and a draw while Gennady Golovkin remains undefeated with 37 wins, 33 coming from KO.
The Alvarez and Triple G fight is scheduled to begin at 3pm.
Source: LA Times
