Canelo Alvarez leaves no doubt, defeats Gennadiy Golovkin by unanimous decision in trilogy bout

LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena with a unanimous-decision victory over his rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy fight.

Two judges scored it 115-113, while a third judge turned in a 116-112 tally for Alvarez.

After the final bell, and 36 rounds together, they shared a long embrace, apparently ending a feud that grew personal over the years.

Golovkin, at age 40, started incredibly slow and barely threw a right hand over the first two quarters of the bout, but came on strong late and appeared to win the final four rounds. — Mike Coppinger

Full recap coming up ...

Official result: Canelo Alvarez retains his undisputed super middleweight championship via unanimous decision against Gennadiy Golovkin: 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Fair scores. Had it 116-112 with GGG sweeping final four rounds.

Round 12: Golovkin is the aggressor while Alvarez, who appeared to fade down the stretch, held on. GGG again goes to work with the jab, and they share a long embrace at the bell, the grudge match seemingly settled. 10-9, GGG. 116-112, Alvarez.

Round 11: Golovkin busts Alvarez's right eye open, and it appears to be a deep gash. He controlled the action and landed some big shots for the third consecutive round, but it's probably too little, too late. 10-9, GGG. 107-102, Alvarez.

Round 10: Golovkin picks up where he left off and connects on a few sharp right uppercuts on the inside. He kept the jab pumping in Canelo's face to great effect. 10-9, GGG. 98-92, Canelo.

Round 9: GGG finally opens up and lands some thudding shots after he pinned Canelo into a corner. Alvarez responded with a few hard lefts but GGG, at long last, clearly wins a round. 10-9,