In front of a sell out crowd of 21,965, the fight was again not without controversy as Álvarez defeated Golovkin via majority decision after 12 rounds. Álvarez was favoured by judges Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld, both scoring the bout 115-113, the third judge Glenn Fieldman scored it 114-114.

Who won in Canelo vs GGG?

Judge Dave Moretti scored the fight 115-113 for Golovkin. The second judge, Don Trella saw it leveled at 114-114. The third judge, Adalaide Byrd, had a scorecard in favor of Alvarez by an inexplicably wide margin of 118-110 (or, 10 rounds to 2).

How many times did GGG and Canelo fight?

Canelo and GGG have been involved in two thrilling and controversial contests. The first ended in a draw, while Alvarez was the winner in the second via a majority decision. Given the close nature of both fights, there has previously been talk about the men going head-to-head for a third time.