On September 15, 2018, Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Super) and WBC champion, defends his titles against the reigning WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The vacant The Ring middleweight title is also on the line.
Gennady Golovkin is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Vanes Martirosyan, 4 months and 10 days ago. Canelo Álvarez is coming off a draw with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Golovkin, 11 months and 30 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.5-5.5 in favor of Canelo Álvarez. It is going to be very difficult for Gennady Golovkin to win this fight.
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.