Canelo Alvarez dominates Gennady Golovkin in trilogy fight to settle rivalry and retain super-middleweight world titles

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has secured another victory over Gennady Golovkin their trilogy fight in Las Vegas to retain his undisputed super-middleweight crown.

After a hugely controversial draw in their first meeting in 2017 and a narrow win in their rematch a year later, the Mexican superstar left little room for debate this time with a superb display, securing a unanimous decision victory having controlled the contest.

While it was a clean sweep of the judges’ scorecards, there was still room for some controversy with the extremely close 16-112, 115-113, 115-113 decision a poor reflection of Canelo’s dominance.

Canelo, 32, suffered just the second defeat of his career in May, outboxed by Dmitry Bivol after moving up to the light-heavyweight division.

But in returning to the 168lbs division which he unified in 2021, he was back to his imperious best, defending his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles.

Golovkin, who has still never been dropped in his 45 fights, has long carried a reputation as one of the most avoided and hardest-hitting fighters on the planet. But at 40 years of age, eight years older than his opponent, the veteran warrior struggled to match Canelo’s intensity and failed to land anything of real consequence.

Canelo’s strong start to the contest was evident after three rounds with his snapping left jab marking up his opponent’s face by the end of the third round.

Struggling to let off the power shots that have rocked so many before, a slower, more tentative Golovkin was outworked and outpunched as Canelo dictated the pace of the fight from the opening bell.

Knocked off balance and then caught with a huge over hand right in the fifth, Golovkin’s vulnerabilities continued to show with his trainer Jonathan Banks making his