This Saturday night, September 15th 2018 will mark the long awaited rematch between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KO’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KO’s) for the WBA/WBC and vacant TheRing Middleweight titles. The fight will take place at the T-Mobil Arena in Las Vegas Nevada, and will air live on HBO Pay Per View at 9pm ET. In the co-feature, David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KO’s) will take on Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KO’s) in a 12 round Middleweight bout. Also on the card, the hard hitting Jaime Mungia (30-0, 25 KO’s) will defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title against Brandon Cook (20-1, 13 KO’s), and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-2, 38 KO’s) will make his return as he takes on Moises Fuentes (25-5-1, 14 KO’s) in a Super Flyweight 10 rounder. Here is the breakdown & predictions:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN
-Record: 38 – 0 – 1, 34 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 10″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- David Lemieux — Win, TKO 8th round (12), 10/17/15. (Won IBF Middleweight title)
- Daniel Jacobs — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 3/18/17.
- Canelo Alvarez — Draw, Split Decision (12), 9/16/17.
CANELO ALVAREZ
-Record: 49 – 1 – 2, 34 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: 70.5″
-Notable Fights
- Floyd Mayweather — Loss, Majority Decision (12), 9/14/13.
- Miguel Cotto — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 11/21/15. (Won TheRing & WBC Middleweight titles)
- Gennady Golovkin — Draw, Split Decision (12), 9/16/17.
PREDICTIONS:
Roman Gonzalez — def — Moises Fuentes — via — TKO 9th round
Jaime Mungia — def — Brandon Cook — via — KO 8th round
David Lemieux — def — Spike O’Sullivan — via — TKO 8th round
Gennady Golovkin — def — Canelo Alvarez — via — Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
