Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II

Final Judgment
DateSeptember 15, 2018
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBO, vacant The Ring/TBRB and lineal middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Gennady Golovkin Saúl Álvarez
Nickname "GGG" "Canelo"
("Cinnamon")
Hometown Karagandy, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Purse $4,000,000 $5,000,000
Pre-fight record 38–0–1 (34 KO) 49–1–2 (34 KO)
Age 36 years, 5 months 28 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 159+3⁄5 lb (72 kg) 159+2⁄5 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO
Middleweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 WBA/WBC
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
2-division world champion
Result
Álvarez wins via 12-round majority decision (114–114, 115–113, 115–113)

Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II billed as Final Judgment, was a professional boxing rematch between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on September 15, 2018. Alvarez won by majority decision.

The fight was originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2018. However, in March 2018, two months prior to the fight, Álvarez failed a drug test for clenbuterol and was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for six months. Álvarez formally withdrew from the fight, but renegotiated the rematch to occur in September after his suspension lapsed.

The bout was named "Fight of the Year 2018" by The Ring magazine.

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