Saturday 25 June 2022
The long-awaited contest at the T-Mobile Arena will draw a line under a rivalry that has become increasingly acrimonious over the years.
The Mexican has decided against an immediate rematch with Dmitry Bivol and will instead look to settle an old score on 17 September.
The fight, scheduled for 29 December, will be the 39-year-old’s first in over a year.
The 38-year-old floored his soft-punching opponent in the first, second, fourth and seventh rounds.
The middleweight bout will take place in Florida a day before Canelo Alvarez makes his return against Britain’s Callum Smith.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko pushed Golovkin all the way at Madison Square Garden.
The pair previously co-promoted the Kazakh’s middleweight title defence against Kell Brook in England.
The former Irish amateur standout will take his first steps through the ropes as a professional at the ‘Mecca of Boxing’.
The 37-year-old will face Ukrainian standout Sergiy Derevyanchenko at Madison Square Garden in October.
The former world middleweight champion will take on a yet to be confirmed opponent this summer.
Canelo was adjudged to have edged the Kazakh in another thrilling encounter last September.
Alvarez did not close the door on facing Gennady Golovkin again following Saturday’s TKO of Rocky Fielding.
Saul Alvarez said he will move back to 160lbs, which brings a rematch with Gennady Golovkin back into view.
Abel Sanchez believes Canelo’s performance last Saturday clears his name following February’s anti-doping violations.
Ireland’s Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan suffered a brutal loss to David Lemieux on Saturday night.
Judges awarded the fight in favour of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday, much to the surprise of Gennady Golovkin.
Spike O’Sullivan, David Lemieux, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin all made weight for tomorrow night’s fights.
Billy Joe Saunders could be Gennady Golovkin’s next opponent after Saturday’s Las Vegas rematch against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez says his feud with Gennady Golovkin has become personal despite the Kazakh’s insistence to the contrary.
Asked if Canelo did anything better during their first fight than he expected, Golovkin responded: ‘Yes… He run.’
Canelo has labelled Golovkin’s trainer a ‘dumbass’ having come in for heavy criticism from the Kazakh and his team.
Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez have agreed to a rematch on September 15, according to Oscar De La Hoya.
Undefeated champion GGG had a busy day yesterday.
The Armenian-American fighter was a last-minute replacement following the cancellation of the Kazakh’s much anticipated rematch with Canelo Alvarez of Mexico.
He has blamed the test failure on eating contaminated meat in his native Mexico.
Vanes Martirosyan wil step in for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and fight Gennady Golovkin on May 5.
Canelo twice tested positive for clenbuterol in February and likely faces a short ban from the sport.
O’Sullivan is tentatively scheduled to fight Canelo in September, but may deputise for him if the Mexican’s suspension is upheld.
Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, so the Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended him.
The Mexican fighter claimed that he had failed a recent drugs test due to contaminated meat.
Gennady Golovkin believes Canelo Alvarez will get off too lightly for consuming a banned substance – be it intentionally or otherwise.
Alvarez’ positive test shows levels consistent with the meat contamination problem which has plagued sport in Mexico.
GGG-Canelo II takes place on 5 May.
We were treated to a thrilling draw last September.
Golovkin and Canelo are expected to go toe to toe again after the WBC ordered a rematch.
The promoters say today’s reports were ‘simply inaccurate’.
It remains to be seen if Adalaide Byrd will judge another elite boxing match after her unpopular take on Saturday’s Golovkin-Canelo bout.
Judge Dave Moretti scored the tense battle 114-114.
Saturday’s superfight could be the latest in a glorious middleweight canon.
“This is my game, this is my fight, I am boss.”
