by Miguel Angel Cebreros, notifight.com

WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) is training hard for his upcoming title defense against British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs).

Canelo- Khan takes place on May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Should Canelo win, he is mandated to make title defense against WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs).

Golovkin has to do his part as well, by defeating IBF mandatory challenger Dominic Wade on April 23rd at The Forum in Los Angeles, California.

The fight with Khan is taking place at a catch-weight of 155-pounds. Canelo's last four fights have taken place at 155.

Canelo has already stated, in several interviews, that he won't face Golovkin at the full middleweight limit of 160-pounds. Because Golovkin is the mandatory challenger, he is under no obligation to weigh any lower than 160.

Golovkin and his team have already gone on record, that GGG is not going to consider the option of dropping down to a catch-weight - at least not while he's the mandatory challenger.

Canelo is arguably the biggest star in the United States with the recent retirement of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the anticipated retirement of Manny Pacquiao next month. Taking that into consideration, he is not going to bend by allowing anyone to gain any type of advantage over him - whether it be weight or anything else.

He feels that he gave up a lot of advantages against Mayweather in 2013. According to Canelo, he was forced to agree to Mayweather's contractual requirement of a 152-pound catch-weight, and Canelo states that he gave up a lot during last year's negotiations with Miguel Cotto. He is not willing to budge any further when it comes to negotiating his future fights - Golovkin or otherwise.

"Look, I already sacrificed a lot of things to be where I am now, I [gave up a lot] when I faced Mayweather, and against Cotto I also sacrificed several things. And right now I'm in a position where I will not give any advantages to anyone," Canelo said.

"If the negotiations occur [with Golovkin], it has to be at a weight where the two of us are comfortable. I am prepared for whatever. I've already given advantages [to other fighters] during certain points periods [in my career]. And now I'm at a point where I can choose [what I want to do and] I will never give anyone those types of benefits again."