- Golovkin dealt first defeat in 40 pro fights in classic encounter
- Álvarez defeats Golovkin by majority decision – as it happened
Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez scored the signature win of his career in Saturday night’s long-awaited rematch with Gennady Golovkin, capturing the WBC and WBA middleweight titles by a majority decision in a classic encounter that all but guarantees a third installment.
Two of the most accomplished fighters of their generation treated a sellout crowd of 21,965 at the T-Mobile Arena to a contest of extreme physical and psychological intensity that managed even to surpass their first meeting last year, which ended in a controversial split draw. Ringside judges Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld scored it 115-113 to Álvarez, while Glenn Feldman had it 114-114. (The Guardian had it 116-112 to Golovkin.)
Written by Bryan Armen Graham in Las Vegas
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/16/canelo-alvarez-gennady-golovkin-fight-report under the title “Canelo Álvarez edges Gennady Golovkin by majority decision in classic fight”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
