EN FOTOS: Canelo vence por decisión mayoritaria a ‘GGG’ en un aguerrido combate

Canelo Alvarez enters T-Mobile arena for a middleweight title boxing match against Gennady Golovkin, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Por Jad El Reda

Hoy Los Angeles

Sep. 15, 2018 9:24 PM PT

Tras un emocionante y apretado combate, Saúl Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) venció por decisión mayoritaria a Gennady Golovkin en el T-Mobile Arena. Las tarjetas mostraron al mexicano como ganador: 114, 114, 115-113 (2), y se convierte en el campeón de peso mediano del CMB, AMB y del OIB, además de quitarle el invicto al kazajo.

Canelo dejó la puerta abierta para un tercer combate contra ‘GGG’ (38-0-1, 34 KOs).

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Canelo Alvarez, right, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the fourth round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the seventh round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Canelo Alvarez, right, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the ninth round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Canelo Alvarez takes a punch from Gennady Golovkin in the 10th round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the fourth round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

Canelo Alvarez reacts after a middleweight title boxing match against Gennady Golovkin, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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Gennady Golovkin, left, and Canelo Alvarez trade punches in the second round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

Gennady Golovkin enters T-Mobile Arena for a middleweight title boxing match against Canelo Alvarez, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

Gennady Golovkin, left, and Canelo Alvarez trade punches in the second round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

Gennady Golovkin, left, and Canelo Alvarez trade punches in the fifth round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the sixth round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(Isaac Brekken / AP)

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Jad El Reda

Jad El Reda, nació en Colombia, de padres libaneses. Tomó clases de periodismo en español en el programa de UCLA Extension. Trabajó como colaborador con HOY Los Ángeles en 2007 y volvió para ser parte del equipo de editores de HOY Deportes en febrero de 2014. Jad hace parte del equipo editorial de Deportes del LA Times en Español.