Finally boxing has the fight the industry badly needed and the fans have loudly craved for the past couple of years: Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin on 16 September, probably in Las Vegas, with other bidders surely lurking.
No sooner had Álvarez completed a dominant, untroubled points win over the disappointing Julio César Chávez Jr in Las Vegas on Saturday night than Golovkin, the unbeaten holder of all the relevant world middleweight belts, emerged from the crowd to confirm the news of the showdown. Álvarez said in the ring, “Yes sir, it’s done” – they have yet to agree on a venue, money-split and weight but at least they have committed to a date.
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