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So with it being clear that a bout between Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) and Saul Alvarez will not take place this year, the focus for Golovkin is on his next fight which will take place in either August or September. And there is rampant speculation that he could be going to Britain to face Chris Eubank Jr. (22-1, 17KOs) in his next outing.
It looks like the highly anticipated clash between unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) and Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 32KOs) will not take place in 2016.
The past couple of days Tony Gonzalez has been in contact with former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and according to the adviser, the talented Cuban will eventually be making his way down to the fertile junior lightweight division.
On November 28th in Quebec, Adrian Granados (17-4-2, 12KOs) was brought in as a stay-busy opponent for the highly regarded and undefeated Amir Imam. But the rugged Granados pulled the upset by stopping Imam (who was then ranked number one at junior welterweight by the WBC) in eight rounds.
Top Rank will be promoting a card at the Pioneer Events Center in Lancaster, Calfornia that will be a part of their UniMas 'Solo Boxeo' series on July 16th. Super bantamweight Jessie Magdanelo, who may be fighting WBO champion Nonito Donaire in the fall, will headline the card.
It's a whole new world for Joe Smith Jr. (22-1, 18KOs) after shocking the heavily favored and highly regarded Andrzej Fonfara this past weekend in front of a national audience on NBC. Coming in as a sizable underdog, Smith scored a stunning first round TKO. The native of Long Island, New York is now suddenly a player at light heavyweight.
World Fighting Championship touches down near the Pittsburgh area this weekend for their 53rd card. "This weekend were at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in the Pittsburgh area,"said Matt McGovern, the founder and president of WFC, which promotes both boxing and MMA.
According to manager Frank Espinoza the return of undefeated junior welterweight contender, Antonio Orozco (24-0, 16 KO's) is all set.
Last weekend, Demetrius Andrade (23-0, 16KOs) impressively stopped Willie Nelson in the 12th round at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in what was his televised debut on Showtime. So what's next for the former WBO junior middleweight belt-holder?
In the wake of his disappointing loss to John Molina this past weekend, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-5, 18KOs) faces an uncertain future in the boxing ring.