We haven’t heard too much from Gennady Golovkin over the past few months, much less seen GGG in action in the ring, but yesterday, Golovkin engaged in a hot battle of words with Andre Ward, this across social media.
GGG Vs. BJS?
Unbeaten British southpaw and reigning WBO super-middleweight champ Billy Joe Saunders called out former middleweight king Gennady Golovkin moments ago, in dramatic fashion.
Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs), WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion, hosted an international media conference call today to discuss his upcoming 12-round unification fight against IBF Middleweight World Champion Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs).
While we still await official confirmation regarding who former world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin will fight upon his anticipated return, the comeback to start GGG off on his big-fight deal with DAZN, writers with inside info that may or may not turn out to be 100 percent legit are giving us bits and pieces.
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.
We still await confirmation of former middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin’s next fight, and the new network he will fight on. As fans know, HBO is getting out of the boxing business, and GGG, who fought on the cable network, needs a new home.
The recent news that middleweight king Canelo Alvarez will move up to 168 pounds for his next fight – against reigning “regular” WBA super-middleweight champ Rocky Fielding – caught most everyone by surprise.
Everyone who is anyone has an opinion on what will transpire in Las Vegas this Saturday night when bitter middleweight rivals Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez battle it out in their positively huge rematch.
We all know it’s a must-win fight, a crunch fight, a career defining fight for both men – but who has the most to lose on September 15: Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez?
Martin Murray is furious about WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) pulling out of their scheduled June 23rd fight earlier today due to a hamstring injury.