September 2017, September 2018, September 2022; on Saturday night, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will complete their trilogy at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where they have already squared off twice in the last five years.
The rivals’ first in-ring meeting ended in great controversy, the result being a split draw when most felt that Golovkin had clearly done enough to emerge victorious. The rematch 12 months later was not free of controversy either, as Canelo was crowned a majority-decision winner after the closest of contests.
Following those storied middleweight clashes, the pair will go head to head at super-middleweight on Saturday, as Canelo (57-2-2, 39 knockouts) aims to remain undisputed champion in the weight class.
The Mexican, 32, enters the bout on the back of just his second loss as a professional, a decision defeat by light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in May, while Kazakh Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) last fought in April, stopping Ryota Murata to unify three middleweight titles just days before turning 40.
Here’s all you need to know about Canelo vs “GGG” 3.
When is it?
Canelo vs Golovkin 3 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday 17 September.
The main card will begin at 1am BST on Sunday 18 September (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).
Ring walks for the main event are expected to take place at 4am BST on Sunday (8pm PT, 10pm CT, 11pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
In the UK and Ireland, as well as in the US, the event will be available exclusively as a pay-per-view on streaming platform DAZN.
A DAZN subscription is available at a cost of £7.99 per month, with Canelo vs Golovkin 3 priced at £9.99 on top of that cost.
Odds
Canelo Alvarez will put his status as undisputed super-middleweight champion on the line
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Canelo – 1/6
Draw – 16/1
Golovkin – 7/2
Via Betfair.
Full card
Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 3 (WBC, IBF, WBO, WBA super-middleweight titles)
Jesse Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez (WBC super-flyweight title)
Ali Akhmedov vs Gabriel Rosado (super-middleweight)
Austin Williams vs Kieron Conway (middleweight)
Diego Pacheco def. Enrique Collazo via fifth-round TKO (2:29)
Aaron Aponte vs Fernando Angel Molina ends as split draw (76-74, 74-76, 75-75)
Marc Castro def. Kevin Montiel Mendoza via fifth-round KO (1:40)
Anthony Herrera def. Delvin McKinley via technical decision (accidental headbutt, Round 6)
