On September 16, 2017, Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) and and the Ring Magazine champion, Canelo Álvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) battle it out for the vacant middleweight world titles.
Gennady Golovkin is coming in to the fight on a 37-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs, 5 months and 29 days ago. Canelo Álvarez is on a 7-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Julio César Chávez Jr., 4 months and 10 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68.2-31.8 in favor of Canelo Álvarez, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Gennady Golovkin is going to put on an exceptional fight, Canelo better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Golovkin is now 37-0-1 and Canelo, 49-1-2.