The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard for the first Canelo Alvarez / Gennady Golovkin fight has Golovkin beating Alvarez 115 to 113. This differs from the Nevada State Athletic Commission Scorecard, which has the fight ending in a split draw. Judge Adelaide Byrd scored the fight 118 / 110 for Canelo Alvarez. Judge Dave Moretti scored the fight 155 to113 for Gennady Golovkin, and Judge Don Trella scored the fight an even 114 / 114 draw, but it's not that simple. Judge Adelaide Byrd has five outlier rounds; that is, she scored rounds 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 differently from the other two judges. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard eliminates the outlier round scores, based on the assumption that the two judges who are in agreement scored the round correctly, and the judge who scored it differently got it wrong. BoxingArts then scores rounds the way the judges who are in agreement scored it. Judge Trella had one outlier round. He scored round seven 10 / 9 for Alvarez, while Judges Byrd and Moretti scored it 10 / 9 for Golovkin. BoxingArts scored round seven for Golovkin, based on the assumption that Judges Byrd and Moretti, being in agreement, scored the round correctly. After implementing these changes, BoxingArts has Gennady Golovkin winning the fight: 115 to 113. Since Judge Dave Moretti had no outlier rounds, his scorecard matches the BoxingArts Composite Scorecard. For reference, the Official Nevada State Athletic Commission Scorecard is shown further down. Each of the outlier rounds is marked with a red arrow. Judge Dave Moretti, with no outlier rounds, gets a 10.0 rating for this fight.Judge Don Trella, with one outlier round, gets a 9.0 rating for this fight. Judge Adelaide Byrd, with five outlier rounds, gets an 5.0 rating for this fight.

Below is the Nevada State Athletic Commission Scorecard for the Canelo Alvarez / Gennady Golovkin fight. The outlier scores are marked with red arrows. Note that Judge Dave Moretti has no outlier rounds, so his scorecard matches the Official BoxingArts Composite Scorecard. Judge Adelaide Byrd has five outlier rounds, and Judge Don Trella has one outlier round.

BoxingArts does not score fights independently of the official judges. It relies upon the official judges’ experience, qualifications, and ringside presence to determine who won each round and ultimately who won the fight. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard is the only truly reliable method of determining the outcome of a fight.