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Starting at Noon NZ time, this rematch will happen for the very low? price of $35 on Sky Arena.
GGG vs. Canelo Undercard Weigh-In

Jaime Munguia 154 vs. Brandon Cook 153.2
(WBO junior middleweight title)

David Lemieux 160 vs. Spike O’Sullivan 159.2
(WBA middleweight eliminator)

Chocolatito Gonzalez 114.8 vs. Moises Fuentes 116

Other Weights:
Vergil Ortiz 139.6 vs. Roberto Ortiz 139.8
Alexis Rocha 148.4 vs. Carlos Ortiz 148
Jaba Khositashvili 166.6 vs. Lawrence King 168.4
Brian Ceballo 146.6 vs. David Thomas 146

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: PPV
I like Spike. He can fight! This should be a good one.

https://fightnews.com/lemieux-osullivan-tensions-on-maximum/29921
Lemieux destroys O’Sullivan; Chocolatito KOs Fuentes

By Miguel Maravilla

Former middleweight champion David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KOs) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada made quick work of Ireland’s Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs) in scoring a first round knockout on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A huge left hook did it as referee Russell Mora stopped at 2:44 of the first. Sweet revenge for Lemieux after a bitter feud with O’Sullivan in the lead up to their grudge match.

Former three-division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (47-2, 39 KOs) of Nicaragua returned to the ring after a one year absence as he knocked out Mexican Moises Fuentes (25-6-1, KOs) in opening up the HBO Pay per view telecast. In the opening round Gonzalez started off fast sneaking in the fast hands. Fuentes was cut on the right eye in round two as Chocolatito was on the offensive backing the Mexican. Staying on the inside in round three Chocolatito kept the pressure but Fuentes stood in the pocket trading. Chocolatito continued to overwhelm the taller fighter on the inside unloading his combinations. A left hook followed by a short right hand knocked Fuentes out cold as the referee waived it at 1:44 of the fifth as Chocolatito scores the knockout.
Munguia v Cook all done and dusted too, could be a short evening in Vegas!
Has the main event kicked off yet?

Anyone going to be posting round by round updates?
Sorry, Nigs. People rarely post RBR on here unfortunately. Anyway, here's the summary. Fight could have gone either way. I'm giving it to Canelo on body shots. Great, great fight. Well worth the $35. Next week is AJ/Povetkin for $35 on Sky. Save up your money...

Canelo wins majority decision, takes WBA/WBC titles

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) and Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) went to war for twelve rounds on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Both went toe-to-toe from the opening bell. Scores were 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 for Canelo.

Off to a slow start, both Canelo and Golovkin felt each other out as they jabbed in the opening round. Things picked up after as Canelo let his hands go off the counters in round two, Golovkin stalked behind the jab. The Mexican kept countering and was the busier in round three sneaking in an uppercut that snapped Golovkin’s head. Standing in the center in round four, Golovkin connected with a solid right that caught Canelo’s attention.

An overhand right by Canelo in round five found its mark stopping Golovkin’s momentum. Canelo began to go downstairs and follow as Golovkin was in his back foot. Past the halfway point in the seventh Golovkin continues to use the stiff jab as Canelo stalked. To add to the drama, the two fighters also clashed heads. The eighth round saw Canelo bleeding above the cut as Golovkin began to close the gap.

Late in the fight, the jab stuck to the plan working the but Alvarez continued to throw combinations. Golovkin backed Canelo shortly after in the tenth, briefly stopping his momentum but the Mexican stood his ground. The championship rounds was drama with the fight close Golovkin took it to Canelo landing big punches but Alvarez responded with punches going after the champ. The twelve and final round with the fight hanging close Canelo went after Golovkin but slipped. Everyone was on their feet but referee Benji Estevez quickly ruled it a slip. Canelo and Golovkin traded away to the final bell.
What a fight! The chins on those guys are unbelievable, they were hitting each other with some huge shots. As for the result, in my opinion it was that close it could have gone either way or another draw would have been a just outcome, but the viewer was the real winner. Kudos to both fighters for putting on a show like that, I knew that GGG would come to fight like he always does but all credit to Canelo for going toe to toe with him, it takes two to put on a show like that and both did their bit to make it such a great fight.
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