Alvarez dominated the fight with defense and a powerful combination of big rights, jabs and left hooks. Golovkin spent the first eight rounds working behind a largely ineffective jab, seemingly digging a deep hole in the scorecards. In the first two rounds, Golovkin landed just two of 32 total jabs. Things didn’t get much better for Golovkin as the rounds went by. Alvarez would land jabs and hooks while Golovkin would chase and miss with most of his punches. It was a much less competitive fight than their September 2017 meeting, which was ruled a draw, or their September 2018 meeting, which Alvarez won by majority decision.
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Alvarez vs. Golovkin 3 fight card, results

Canelo Alvarez (c) def. Gennadiy Golovkin by unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) Jesse Rodriguez (c) def. Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision (118-109, 117-110, 114-113) Ali Akhmedov or. Gabriel Rosado by unanimous decision Austin Williams def. Kieron Conway via unanimous decision (96-93, 97-92, 97-92)

Alvarez vs Golovkin 3 scorecard

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