Gennady Golovkin was just one round away from another draw with Canelo Alvarez in their trilogy fight last night in Las Vegas.
The long-standing rivalry between Alvarez and Golovkin came to a head at the T-Mobile Arena, with the Mexican taking an unanimous decision to go 2-0-1 in the series. But despite a seemingly wide win for the undisputed champion, it was razor-close on the judges' scorecards, which were released in the early hours of the morning.
Judge Dave Moretti scored the fight 116-112 for a decisive Alvarez win, but Steve Weisfeld and David Sutherland were both 115-113, meaning that had Golovkin managed to sneak just one round in the early part of the fight, there would have been a majority draw scored, and the rivalry could have potentially moved to a rare fourth fight.
