LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin both contend that they won each of their two middleweight title fights.

Alvarez believes that, deep down, Golovkin realizes he lost their 12-round rematch in September 2018 at T-Mobile Arena. The Mexican superstar suspects, though, that his longtime rival will never admit it.

Alvarez offered his take on their closely contested 12-rounders during a sit-down interview with a small group of reporters Tuesday at MGM Grand after the “grand arrivals” for their third fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

“He knows he lost,” Alvarez said, “but he’s never gonna say it.”

Guadalajara’s Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) officially won their second bout by majority decision. Judges Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld both scored Alvarez a 115-113 winner of their rematch, whereas judge Glenn Feldman scored the action even, 114-114.

Though opinions of fans and media vary regarding the outcome of their rematch, an aggressive Alvarez appeared more effective that night than during their initial 12-rounder a year earlier at T-Mobile Arena. Alvarez feels that he defeated Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) in their first fight as well, but it resulted in what is widely viewed as a controversial split draw.

“I’m fine. I know I won both fights, not just one,” Alvarez said. “But look, when that kind of fight is really close, the people is always in [disagreement]. Some people are gonna say, ‘He won.’ Others say, ‘No, he won.’ Close fights, but that’s good for boxing.”

Judge Adalaide Byrd infamously scored Alvarez the winner of 10 rounds when they first fought, 118-110. Moretti credited Golovkin for a 115-113 win in September 2017, but judge Don Trella had it a draw, 114-114.

Alvarez recognizes that Byrd’s scorecard, commonly considered one of the worst in recent boxing history, has drawn the ire of most reasonable boxing observers. The four-division champion still feels, however, that he beat Kazakhstan’s Golovkin by a closer score.

“Maybe it’s that [Byrd’s scorecard], but I can’t control that, right?,” Alvarez said. “It is what it is.”

Though their first two fights were very competitive, Alvarez says he has “nothing” to prove in this overdue third showdown.

“I just want to get back to the winner’s circle,” Alvarez said, “and that’s it.”

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has assigned Nevada’s Moretti, New Jersey’s Weisfeld and Oklahoma’s David Sutherland to judge this 12-round, 168-pound championship bout between Alvarez, 32, and Golovkin, 40. DAZN will distribute their fight for Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles as the main event of a pay-per-view show that’ll cost subscribers $64.99 and non-subscribers $84.99.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.