Well, we admit we got it wrong. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez lived up to most pre-fight predictions by winning a unanimous twelve round decision over Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin in their third defining fight in the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas tonight. Scores returned were 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favour of the Mexican. For most observers Golovkin …
Author Archives: robsbox64
Fight Night
Well here we are, fight night. The Trilogy – Canelo v GGG 3. Four years in the making. Tonight for all the straps in the super-middleweight division and history for both fighters involved, Saul ‘Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin. In a fight for undisputed status The Undisputed is on site. Your editor has just …
The Friday Faceup
The formalities are complete. After months of hype and preparation the fight is on ! Kazakhstan’s Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin scaled 167.8lbs and Mexican Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 167.4lbs in the blistering heat before a boisterous Mexican Independence Day crowd lunchtime today, just outside the Las Vegas venue for tomorrow’s big unification fight. Both fighters comfortably made …
Vegas Strip lowdown
The final press conference for the massive 168lbs (12 stone) trilogy fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin took place today without any of the usual fireworks this close to fight night. Both fighters have shared twenty four of the finest rounds witnessed in boxing in the last five years. Saturday promises to …
Vegas Strip lowdown
On a day when tennis legend Roger Federer called time at age 41 can middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin go to the well one last time to write his name indelibly in boxing history ? That’s the million dollar question on the Las Vegas strip as we countdown to his colossal trilogy fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ …
Vegas Strip lowdown
Fight week day two and both fighters arrived at the MGM Grand this lunchtime for the massive super-middleweight world unification fight Saturday 17th at the nearby T-Mobile arena. Both combatants looked a picture of health and primed for the challenge ahead. The lobby of the hotel concourse was packed with roughly 300 predominantly Mexican fans …
Vegas Strip lowdown
Replacing our regular features for one week only is live on-site coverage from Las Vegas. Superfight III Touchdown ! Day one of fight week and all’s a state of readiness on the famous Las Vegas Strip. Saturday 17th’s massive super-middleweight world title unification between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin awaits and our fight …
The Weekender
We are living in historical times no doubt. The decision by British sporting bodies to postpone most events this weekend as a mark of respect for Thursday’s sad passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was in our view the right call, but for many understandably difficult to palate. No more was this felt, than …
The Monday LunchBox
A week out from the biggest female boxing card ever to be held in the UK the current WBO super-welterweight champion Natasha Jonas took centre stage in Liverpool, England on Saturday 3rd. Local heroine, ‘Miss GB’ Jonas, unified the WBO and WBC versions of the 154lb/10st title by outpointing Sweden’s Patricia Berghult by unanimous decision …
The Friday Faceup
Liverpool, north-west England is the focus of attention tomorrow night (September 3rd) in the UK with the big BOXXER promotion at the M&S Bank Arena on the city’s historic waterfront. Local hero Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (31-3-1, 18 KO’s) hopes to build on recent momentum by beating dangerous Tanzanian Hassan Mwakinyo (20-2, 14 KO’s) in a …
The Undisputed 