Golovkin vs. Canelo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Gennady Golovkin (GGG) defends his WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF middleweight titles against Canelo Álvarez (Canelo). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF |
|---|---|---|
| MD e1 d17 | MD e1 d2 | MD w1 d3 |
| WBA | WBC | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d1 | MD w1 d1 | ||
| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d6 | sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d0 |
Date
This fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez took place on at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 179 cm, Gennady Golovkin is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Canelo has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Golovkin's 178 cm. Canelo also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Golovkin.
Golovkin is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 37-0 (33 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Daniel Jacobs, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Canelo comes in with a record of 49-1-1 (34 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Julio César Chávez Jr., which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Golovkin will be 35 years and 5 months old. Canelo will be 27 years and 1 month old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 54-46 in favor of Gennady Golovkin. Here is the prediction for Golovkin vs Canelo.
Result
The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Canelo is now 49-1-2, and Golovkin 37-0-1.