Last seen putting in a quite dire effort against countryman Canelo Alvarez in May in a big fight that disappointed all concerned, Julio Cesar Chavez Junior has tweeted how he is set to return to the ring on November 11. The former WBC middleweight champ left the ring to the sound of boos after his lopsided, he-failed-to-turn-up decision loss to Canelo, and he now aims to get fight fans back on his side with a win over former 168 pound champ Anthony Dirrell.
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Golovkin Canelo far from the most controversial draw in world title fight history
Rarely does any fight fan either like or accept a drawn verdict in a fight, such is the need and desire to see a winner after a big and important fight; or even after a small, less important fight. And as we try to move on from the controversy caused by this past Saturday’s fight and the drawn verdict that was handed in after middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez went to war for 12 engrossing rounds (and as we try and somehow forget the shocking card of one judge in particular), there are those people who seem unable to let it go.
Billy Joe Saunders wants to fight again in December, calls out GGG – and Amir Khan
Billy Joe Saunders retained his WBO middleweight title last night, with a less than thrilling, but wide decision win over Willie Monroe Jr. and now the unbeaten southpaw is planning his next fight for December.
Saunders has long since been calling out Gennady Golovkin, the man who holds all the other belts at 160, but speaking at last night’s post-fight presser, as quoted by Nick Parkinson of ESPN.com, Saunders said he doesn’t think GGG – who of course boxed to a controversial draw with Canelo Alvarez in last night’s massive bout – will be ready to fight again as soon as December.
Is Golovkin-Canelo destined to share the fate of Leonard-Hagler?
In a weird, unsettling way, it is perhaps fitting that after last night’s massive world middleweight title fight showdown between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez – called by many the biggest 160 pound title fight showdown since Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler from 30 years ago – we were left with a hugely controversial decision.
The fierce debate has already begun: with many people calling the drawn verdict a disgrace, saying that GGG was robbed, with others still saying they feel Canelo deserved a close win; while others yet say they agree with the draw. There are indeed parallels between GGG D12 Canelo and Leonard WS12 Hagler.
Crazy scoring in Vegas as GGG vs Canelo is scored a draw!
Tonight in Las Vegas, after fans witnessed an excellent, truly engrossing battle that went right down to the wire, middleweight king Gennady Golovkin retained his belts by way of a draw – a result that is sure to be viewed as THE most controversial of the year.
Scores were an insane 118-110 to Canelo, 115-113 for GGG and 114-114. Simply put, these two have to do it again. Golovkin is now 37-0-1(33). Canelo is now 49-1-2(34).
Results: Daniel Dubois scores scary 1st-round KO over AJ Carter
Tonight in London at the start of a huge night of boxing, unbeaten 20 year old heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois scored a chilling 1st round KO over AJ Carter, a man who was expected by some to give Dubois his biggest test thus far.
Instead, with mere seconds gone in the opening round, Dubois decked his man with a right hand. A flash later, Carter was down again, and then, courtesy of a brutal right hand to the head, Carter was knocked cold and left flat on his face. It was all over after just 48-seconds. Down for an alarming amount of time, Carter thankfully recovered and was given applause as he eventually got back to his feet.
Vasyl Lomachenko – Guillermo Rigondeaux official for December 9!
All the terms have been agreed, signed, sealed and delivered, and Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux will meet on December 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York, in a great fight that will go out live on ESPN.
This news has been conformed by multiple sources including Yahoo! Sports & Lance Pugmire. Lomachenko, a pound-for-pound star and the reigning WBO super-featherweight champion, will defend his belt against Rigondeaux, a pound-for-pound star and a reigning super-bantamweight champion. Together the two incredibly gifted southpaws will make boxing history as the first-ever duel Olympic gold medal winners to fight one another at pro level.
Golovkin vs Canelo will light up Las Vegas, but will tonight’s fight top these Vegas spectaculars?
For many millions of fans, and for a large amount of fighting men, Las Vegas is THE place to fight, to get it on, to rumble. The Mecca of boxing, Vegas and its famous and celebrated Strip has seen too many Super Fights to list in just one article. But tonight, inside a packed and rocking T-Mobile Arena, the list of great Las Vegas Super Bouts will grow by one.
Millions of people are expecting a classic tonight, as middleweight king Gennady Golovkin defends his collection of belts against Saul Canelo Alvarez, and it seems only right that this fight – one that has been years in the making – is taking place in Vegas.