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So what's next for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) in the wake of his twelve round majority decision over Gennady Golovkin this past weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas?
There had been some talk coming into this past weekend's rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, of Golovkin returning in mid-Decmber. But given the result of that hard-fought contest and the physical nature of it, those plans will most likely be shelved.
During his highly impressive dismantling of William Silva on July 14th in New Orleans, Teofimo Lopez suffered an injury to his right hand. It kept him from returning the ring in September and today he was given the green light to resume his training.
Later tonight from the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California, Jose Ramirez makes the first defense of his WBC 140-pound title as he faces Antonio Orozco as the main event on ESPN. He eventually aims to unify the junior welterweight title in the same fashion as Terence Crawford did in 2017 - when 'Bud' united the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF world titles.
In the lead-up to Saturday night's rematch between middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and challenger Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez had complained that in last year's bout between the two - Alvarez had illegally wrapped his hands using a method called 'stacking' in which tape and gauze were layered against the rules.
There will be no issues with the brand of gloves that will be used on Saturday night as Gennady Golovkin defends his middleweight titles against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Alvarez, was contemplating sporting a pair that were created by his trainers that had never been previously used in big fights. It has been decided that Alvarez - like he did last year - will use the Japanese brand, Winning.
A big bone of contention in last year's bout between IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez - was the officiating. The first bout, which took place in September 2017, ended in a controversial draw.
When WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) faces Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) for the second time on Saturday night from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, his trainer will instruct him to come out much quicker than he did during their first meeting last year.
Jose Ramirez will finally get an opportunity to defend his WBC lightweight title as he faces the undefeated Antonio Orozco from the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California on Friday night. Back in the summer Ramirez was scheduled to face Danny O'Connor who had to pull out of the fight as he hospitalized in his attempt to make weight.
This Saturday night from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the rematch between Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) takes place. Last year they fought to a draw and many observers now believe it is the Mexican superstar that comes in with the edge this time around.