The heavyweight division aside, the biggest fight that can be made in all of boxing this year is a third battle between middleweight rivals Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin.
With his body punching handiwork and his typical wear your opponent down the Mexican way, middleweight ruler Canelo Alvarez has scored an impressive 35 KO’s from his 51 pro wins.
Gennady Golovkin’s next fight on June 8 could be against Canadian Steve Rolls or Hassan N’Dam on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to ESPN.
Reports Say The Former Champ Has Been Offered £60 Million For Three Fights On DAZN
It seems the deep pockets of DAZN known no limits.
IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer (29-4-1, 6 KOs) retained his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over his tough as nails opponent Jono Carroll (16-1-1, 3 KOs) on Friday night on DAZN at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, PA.
It’s a sign of how the sport has changed when there is reported to be a staggering $100 million on the table for WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder.
Former world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin has, as fans know, signed a big, six-fight deal with DAZN yet, despite an official presser to make the deal legit, the identity of Golovkin’s next opponent, the man who will be facing him in his DAZN debut, remains a mystery.
WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder met up with the folks at DAZN yesterday and according to Shelly Finkel, the talks “went well.”
Will former world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin sign up with DAZN or will he not? According to a source with knowledge of the ongoing talks Triple-G and his team are having with the folks at DAZN, there has been little to no real progress made.
Gennady Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler is in talks with DAZN, which are described as “advanced,” to put a deal together to have the former unified middleweight world champion fight on their platform, according to DAZN.