Supreme Canelo outclasses Golovkin to claim unanimous win and settle trilogy 

While the ringside judges’ cards were closer than expected – one scored it 116-112, while two had it 115-113 – the outcome was the correct one

At arm's length: Canelo Álvarez lands a punch against Gennady Golovkin during their super-middleweight title fight on Saturday night. Pic: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Canelo Álvarez cruised to a unanimous-decision win over Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night to defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship, delivering the definitive outcome their first two encounters failed to produce.

While the ringside judges’ cards were closer than expected – Dave Moretti scored it 116-112, while Steve Weisfeld and David Sutherland each had it 115-113 – the outcome was the correct one. Álvarez dominated the Kazakh puncher known as Triple G for long stretches, making him look every bit of his age while defending his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles at 168lbs.

The pair had fought to a widely disputed split draw in 2017, which many thought Golovkin won. Álvarez won their rematch the following year, another nip-and-tuck contest where many believed Golovkin did no worse than a draw.

A third fight always felt inevitable, but the fighters waited another four years to make it happen. That proved problematic for Golokvin, who turned 40 this year and appeared a silhouette of the fighter who pushed Álvarez to the absolute limit in their first two meetings.

"Thank you so much my friend... thank you for everything" ❤️

Canelo has nothing but love for GGG

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After the result was announced, Álvarez and Golovkin embraced in the center of the ring and shared a moment together. “Thank you so much my friend,” Álvarez says in English. “Thank you forever. We gave the fans three good fights.”

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