Canelo – Golovkin does over $27 Million gate

The September 16th Canelo Alvarez – Gennady Golovkin fight generated a gate of $27,059,850 which constitutes the 3rd biggest gate of all-time, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The fight generated $27,059,850 from 17,318 tickets sold, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. There were 934 complimentary tickets given out, according to the commission.

“By drawing the third largest gate in [boxing] history, Canelo has demonstrated once again that he is the top draw in our sport,” Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, Alvarez’s promoter, told ESPN. “And the scary thing is that he’s still only 27 years old. As he continues to engage in the kind of hard-fought battles he had with GGG, Canelo’s popularity will only continue to soar.”