On September 17, 2022, a 40-year-old Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed super-middleweight championship held by 32-year-old Canelo Álvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs).
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Canelo was on a -1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Gennady Golovkin via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 58-2-2, while Golovkin adds a loss to his record at 42-2-1.
On September 15, 2018, Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez met again in a rematch.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Canelo was on a 0-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 30 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Gennady Golovkin via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring titles. Canelo improves his record to 50-1-2, while Golovkin adds a loss to his record at 38-1-1.