Canelo vs Golovkin: Start time, how to watch, stream, undercard
Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin do battle AGAIN with the long-term rivals competing for all the super-middleweight belts in a stunning trilogy bout: Everything to know ahead of a must-win fight for both men
- Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin square off once again next weekend
- The pair have fought twice before, ending a draw and a Canelo decision win
- Canelo’s full collection of super-middleweight belts will be on the line this time
- The Mexican, 32, is coming off a bitterly disappointing defeat to Dmitry Bivol
- Golovkin has spoken of the possibility of an imminent retirement from boxing
Bitter rivals Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin go head-to-head for a third time in a stunning trilogy clash next weekend, this time with all the super-middleweight belts on the line.
The pair have locked horns on two prior occasions, the first coming in 2017 when Canelo escaped with a fortunate split-decision draw, with the majority of onlookers calling it in Golovkin’s favour.
Their second encounter – which followed the first by taking place at the T-Mobile Arena – was equally controversial, with claiming a majority decision victory, in a result that against felt harsh on the Kazakhstani.
Canelo Alvarez (L) and Gennady Golovkin (R) go head-to-head for a third time next weekend
The long-term rivals have fought twice before, ending a draw and a Canelo decision win
This time, again at the T-Mobile Arena, Canelo’s full set of super-middleweight belts – a collection he completed with victory over Caleb Plant in November last year – are on the line as an iconic pairing finally comes to a conclusion.
The fight now resembles a must-win for both, with Canelo suffering his first defeat since losing to Floyd Mayweather in 2013 last time out, as a superb Dmitry Bivol claimed a one-sided unanimous decision victory up at light-heavyweight, while Golovkin has revealed he plans on retiring in the near future.
Golovkin has been largely inactive in recent years, with his promising stoppage victory over Ryota Murata earlier in the year his first outing in 16 months.
As the spectacle edges ever closer, Sportsmail takes you through everything you need to know.
The clash between Canelo and Golovkin is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas..
The pair are expected to walk to the ring at around 5am on Sunday morning UK time, though that will of course depend on results beforehand.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez and Israel Gonzalez go head-to-head for the WBC super-flyweight title in the chief support.
How to watch the fight
The fight, which will be a 12-round contest, will be broadcast live on DAZN.
It will be available to stream in over 200 countries across the globe via the DAZN app, either on television, console, mobile, tablet or computer device.
However, the fight will come at a price, being a pay-per-view event for those in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
The fight will cost £17.98 for new subscribers in the UK and £9.99 for existing ones. Meanwhile, in the US, the fight will cost $84.99 for new subscribers and $64.99 for existing ones.
Sportsmail will also be covering the fight live, so you can keep up-to-date with us.
Canelo vs Golovkin: The key stats
Canelo Alvarez
Age: 32
Height: 5ft 8in
Reach: 70.5′
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 57-2-
Knockouts: 39
Rounds: 448
Debut: 2005
Gennady Golovkin
Age: 40
Height: 5ft 10.5in
Reach: 70′
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 42-1-1
Knockouts: 37
Rounds: 228
Debut: 2006
Canelo and Golovkin shared a controversial draw in their first encounter back in 2017
It was Canelo who emerged victorious by majority decision in their rematch the following year
Canelo has since lost against Dmitry Bivol as he climbed to the light-heavyweight division
Fight card in full
- Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin – for WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
- Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez – for WBC super flyweight title
- Ali Akhmedov vs Gabriel Rosado
- Austin Williams vs Kieron Conway
- Diego Pacheco vs Enrique Collazo
- Marc Castro vs Kevin Montiel Mendoza
- Aaron Aponte vs Fernando Angel Molina
- Anthony Herrera vs Delvin McKinley
What’s been said?
Despite it being four years since the pair last fought, Canelo insists their rivalry is still very much personal.
‘It’s always been very personal with him. That will never go away,’ Alvarez told DAZN. ‘After we finished the two fights, it still feels the same.
He has never stopped talking about me. If you see, I never mentioned his name. I’ve always been in his mouth, he’s always talked about me, and that makes it even more personal.
The fact that there is this rivalry puts an extra element there. It makes me train harder. I try harder. Personally, I sometimes feel better that it exists.’
Canelo insists the rivalry is still ‘personal’, while Golovkin reveals he hasn’t even watched the Mexican’s defeat to Dmitry Bivol
Meanwhile, a confident Golovkin insists he hasn’t even watched back Canelo’s defeat to Bivol.
‘I have not seen the fight, I haven’t watched it,’ Golovkin told Forbes. ‘That fight showed Canelo can be delivered a loss without his opponent scoring a knockout.
‘I don’t think I need to make any drastic changes to my style. I don’t need to be like Bivol to get any advantage or any edge over Canelo.
‘This fight is going to take place in a different weight class. I’m sure Canelo will take it more seriously. He’s going to basically go back to reality.
‘My goal is to show my best. I’m taking it very seriously. I work a lot. I work hard.’
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