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Gennady Golovkin retained his middleweight belts following a draw with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Gennady Golovkin walks to the ring for his title fight against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Golovkin was putting his IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight belts on the line. John Locher / AP Photo
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez walks to the ring. John Locher / AP Photo
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Gennady Golovkin (green trunks) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) during their title fight for Golovkin's IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight championship belts at T-Mobile Arena. The bout ended in a draw. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) aims a jab at Gennady Golovkin. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, right, lands a right on Gennady Golovkin. John Locher / AP Photo
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, right, and Gennady Golovkin celebrate following a middleweight title fight. Isaac Brekken / AP Photo
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Gennady Golovkin (green trunks) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) celebrate with their cornermen. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Gennady Golovkin retained his middleweight belts following a draw with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Gennady Golovkin walks to the ring for his title fight against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Golovkin was putting his IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight belts on the line. John Locher / AP Photo
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez walks to the ring. John Locher / AP Photo
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Gennady Golovkin (green trunks) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) during their title fight for Golovkin's IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight championship belts at T-Mobile Arena. The bout ended in a draw. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) aims a jab at Gennady Golovkin. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, right, lands a right on Gennady Golovkin. John Locher / AP Photo
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, right, and Gennady Golovkin celebrate following a middleweight title fight. Isaac Brekken / AP Photo
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Gennady Golovkin (green trunks) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (blue trunks) celebrate with their cornermen. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
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Gennady Golovkin retained his middleweight belts following a draw with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas. Joe Camporeale / USA Today
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin trilogy bout set for September
First fight ended in a draw before Mexican Alvarez awarded controversial majority decision in second bout
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