They went toe to toe...

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And despite eating a few heavy, heavy blows, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has beaten Gennady Golovkin by a single round on the cards. What a way for Triple-G to lose for the first time in his career.

It has been epic...

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We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Thanks for following our service and we promise to bring you plenty more on this thrilling bout throughout Sunday and Monday. Just check back on the BBC Sport website and of course, keep checking the boxing page of our website as we will have another Radio 5 live podcast from Las Vegas this afternoon.

Soak it up. And I'll be expecting to see you at the rematch. We all want one don't we?

Enjoy your Sunday and goodbye.

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If you're just opening your eyes - and who could blame you - you've missed a cracker this Sunday morning.

It had cuts, went back and forth, controversy, scoring which prompts questions, you name it.

And at the end of it all, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has world titles again.

You can read the fight report here.

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Just a heads up. This may make you feel good at this horrific hour. In the next three months (before Santa comes), the fights below are signed or 'close'.

Wilder v Fury (should be signed soon)

Joshua v Povetkin (22 Sept)

Frampton v Warrington (22 Dec)

Saunders v Andrade (20 Oct)

Canelo v Golovkin 2 (Once again, WOW)

Whyte v Chisora 2 (should be signed)

Khan v Brook (not signed, saga goes on)

Usyk v Bellew (10 Nov)

Davies v Catterall (6 Oct)

Groves v Smith (28 Sept)

Fury v Pulev (27 Oct)

You can read more about the "best start to season" in decades by clicking here.

Manny Pacquiao, the only eight-weight world champion and future hall of famer, has given his seal of approval.

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent on Radio 5 live

In essence the judges were only one round adrift and that's how close it was.

We couldn't read out Carl Frampton's tweet but Terence Crawford says, 'Wow, great fight but Triple G knew he needed a knockout.'

Dan Rafael, ESPN's boxing correspondent in the States, says he and many other of his compatriots from the press had it down as a draw.

Demetrius Andrade
Former light middleweight world champion on BBC Radio 5 live

Mike Costello asked Demetrius if he beats Billy Joe Saunders on 20 October, would he fancy a fight with Alvarez?

I might need to bring a bat to beat Canelo and different judges. I haven't got the same fighting style as Triple G. Triple G was flowing nice with the jab but Canelo's in for a long night if he gets in with me.

Audley Harrison, Olympic super-heavyweight champion in 2000, doesn't agree with the result.

And if the trilogy is completed next year, he would like to see it in 12 months instead of six.

Here's a view from Amir Khan, who shared a ring with Alvarez at the same Vegas venue in 2016.

A fight doesn't become a great fight if you don't get the approval of a heavyweight legend like George Foreman.

Carl Frampton expressed harsh words on the result but on reflection, he praised Alvarez for his efforts to win the fight.

From the king of the basketball court to the kings of the ring.

Former super-featherweight world champion Barry Jones was working for BT Sport ringside in Vegas.

Olympic medallist and unbeaten professional boxer Michael Conlan from Northern Ireland gives his verdict.

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent on Radio 5 live

Controversy will be generated.

There are bound to be boxing fans out there who felt Canelo won and there will be loads of people shaking their heads.

A lot of people are mystified as to how Canelo won the fight. All judges were in agreement for the first six rounds, it was 4-2 at that stage and we had it the other way around to Golovkin.

But those scores show that Canelo clearly won the fight in the judges' eyes, even though this could be debated for a long time because of those cards. There will be an awful lot of talk for the next few weeks and that is one upside for the sport. It wouldn't have got this amount of talk had it not been a controversial result.

British boxing reporter Declan Taylor is ringside and makes a good point...

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent on Radio 5 live

If the third fight does happen, you would imagine it would happen back here in May next year.

Demetrius Andrade
Former light middleweight world champion on BBC Radio 5 live

Canelo definitely showed up to win but didn't do enough to win. I don't want the judges to be needed for the next one. The fans know it and you could tell by the boos after the fight.

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent on Radio 5 live

The judges were only one round adrift. That's how close it was. And some in boxing may not say Canelo's win here is not good for boxing.