Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez claimed the white blood cell and WBA world middleweight titles by inflicting a primary career defeat on Gennady Golovkin with an engrossing points win in their Las Vegas repetition.
The Mexican claimed a frenzied final spherical on 2 of the 3 scorecards that were vital in preventing a repeat of the draw each man shared 364 days earlier at identical T-Mobile Arena venue.
It gave him a slender a 114-114 115-113 115-113 majority call to edge a contest within which each man was cut and wherever every showed why they’re among the best practitioners within the sport.
Golovkin, whose initial defeat comes in his fortieth bout – left the ring directly while not conducting associate degree interview as his rival – fighting for the primary time since serving a six-month medication ban – celebrated.
“My corner told ME that I required to win the ultimate spherical which what is I did. I am terribly emotional,” same Alvarez, UN agency has antecedently control world titles at middleweight and light-middleweight.
Golovkin told reporters afterward: “I’m not reaching to say UN agency won tonight, as a result of the finish belongs to Canelo consistent with the judges. I assumed I fought higher than he did. we’d wish to have a 3rd fight, we are going to hash out that, that is what we wish.”
Here is a look at the scorecards and punch stats:
#CaneloGGG2 official scores pic.twitter.com/BIEcrMvZeZ
— Write on the Button (@mikebaca2) September 16, 2018
