Canelo Alvarez cruised to victory over Gennady Golovkin to settle their bitter rivalry and retain his status as the undisputed super-middleweight world champion.
The rivals were meeting - belatedly - for the third time in five years with Canelo holding the advantage having edged the pair's rematch following a controversial draw in their first clash. But after two razor-thin decisions, Alvarez dominated this third instalment from start to finish, even if the judges contrived to make it seem otherwise, scoring the bout 116-112 and 115-113 twice.
Golovkin landed the first jab of the night during his ring walk video with a "champions don't cheat" pot-shot at his adversary. Little did he know it was the most effective blow he would land all evening. Alvarez, meanwhile, was serenaded by famous Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez and accompanied by an entire Mariachi band.
