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Photos: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin III outdoor weigh-in.
Super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin will meet for a third time on pay-per-view Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The rivals weighed in on Friday afternoon in front of a few thousand fans outside the arena, with both coming in under the 168-pound limit.
Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Ed Mulholland and Melina Pizano of Matchroom Boxing.
Super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and challenger Gennadiy Golovkin on Friday made weight for Saturday’s showdown in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin Golovkin on Friday made weight for Saturday’s pay-per-view fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the third installment of their trilogy but the first at super middleweight.
Alvarez weighed 167.4 pounds, .6 below the division limit. Golovkin came in at 167.8.
Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) will be defending his undisputed championship after moving back down in weight after losing a decision to 175-pound champ Dmitry Bivol in May.
Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will be fighting as a full fledged super middleweight for the first time. He has never weighed more than 163 for any fight.
The weigh-in took place before a few thousand fans — the vast majority of whom support the Mexican star — in front of the arena on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
The fighters were interviewed after the formal portion of weigh-in.
Golovkin was asked about the pro-Alvarez crowd. He responded by wishing the fans a happy Independence Day but then added: “If you’re a real fan, you know who the real champion is.”
Triple-G was also asked whether he saw anything different in Alvarez’s eyes during the final stare down before the fight. He said no.
Alvarez was asked about Golovkin’s response.
“So perhaps he saw nothing new in my eyes. What he needs to see will take place in the ring tomorrow,” he said through a translator.
Alvarez also reiterated that his goal is end their series with a knockout. They fought to a disputed draw in 2017 and Alvarez won a majority decision the following year.
“That’s what I want,” he said. “It won’t be easy. He’s a great fighter. But I want to finish it within 12 rounds.”
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Super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and challenger Gennadiy Golovkin on Friday made weight for Saturday’s showdown in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin Golovkin on Friday made weight for Saturday’s pay-per-view fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the third installment of their trilogy but the first at super middleweight.
Alvarez weighed 167.4 pounds, .6 below the division limit. Golovkin came in at 167.8.
Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) will be defending his undisputed championship after moving back down in weight after losing a decision to 175-pound champ Dmitry Bivol in May.
Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will be fighting as a full fledged super middleweight for the first time. He has never weighed more than 163 for any fight.
The weigh-in took place before a few thousand fans — the vast majority of whom support the Mexican star — in front of the arena on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
The fighters were interviewed after the formal portion of weigh-in.
Golovkin was asked about the pro-Alvarez crowd. He responded by wishing the fans a happy Independence Day but then added: “If you’re a real fan, you know who the real champion is.”
Triple-G was also asked whether he saw anything different in Alvarez’s eyes during the final stare down before the fight. He said no.
Alvarez was asked about Golovkin’s response.
“So perhaps he saw nothing new in my eyes. What he needs to see will take place in the ring tomorrow,” he said through a translator.
Alvarez also reiterated that his goal is end their series with a knockout. They fought to a disputed draw in 2017 and Alvarez won a majority decision the following year.
“That’s what I want,” he said. “It won’t be easy. He’s a great fighter. But I want to finish it within 12 rounds.”
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Canelo-GGG Part 3 is just one of the boxing matches to get hyped for in September.
August was a good month for the sport of boxing.
Teofimo Lopez returned to form with a TKO victory over Pedro Campa, and Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua for the second time in as many fights.
That said, September’s fights will be even better.
Beginning this Sunday, each weekend of the month will provide fans the treat of watching some of the very best fighters that the sport has to offer.
Ready to see a third Canelo-GGG fight? It’s on the way. Want to see two heavyweights try to take one another’s head off? Ruiz-Ortiz will take care of that. Or maybe you’ll be tuning into Shields-Marshall to see two of the best women boxers in the world.
Boxing will have you covered this month.
All odds via Tipico Sportsbook
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DAZN commentators Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora give their thoughts on Canelo Alvarez’s plans to fight twice before the end of the year.
Canelo Alvarez’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, has said his fighter wants to fight twice before the end of the year.
Alvarez could face Billy Joe Saunders or another super middleweight titleholder in September and fight again in December, possibly against rival Gennadiy Golovkin a third time.
Of course, the coronavirus pandemic complicates things. Alvarez might fight behind closed doors in September but would hope to have fans in the seats in December, especially if he faces Golovkin in a high-profile fight that would generate a large live gate.
In this episode of Jabs with Mannix and Mora, DAZN commentators Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora give their thoughts on Alvarez’s plans.
Here’s what they had to say.
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