Dedicated father and son trainers Jose "Chepo" and Eddy Reynoso are meticulously preparing Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to deliver a radically different rematch fight against reigning WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin.
On September 15th the highly anticipated Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch will finally take place. The action goes down at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip which hosted the first fight that ended in a highly controversial split draw. The rematch was supposed to take place on May 5th but the fight ended up getting postponed when Alvarez failed two blood tests for Clenbuterol.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is surprised with the new attitude from WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs). Golovkin, who is usually very quiet and avoids making negative statements, has been verbally blasting upcoming opponent Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for several months.
WBO featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez is done recovering from the broken jaw that he suffered against Scott Quigg in his last fight, which took place in March. Valdez, despite the injury, fought his way to a twelve round decision win against a fighter who was much bigger due to his inability to make weight on Friday.
Tom Loeffler, promoter of undefeated World Middleweight Champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN has called out the team of Canelo Alvarez and specifically, its promoter Oscar De La Hoya.
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has laughed off the most recent protests from Gennady Golovkin and his handlers. As BoxingScene.com recently reported, Golovkin's team has issued their rejection to the Nevada Athletic Commission - to prevent Canelo Alvarez from using a brand of gloves called "No Boxing No Life."
Undefeated Australian Bilal Akkawy (17-0, 14 KOs), who fights at super middleweight, will make his United States debut on September 13th at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Two days later, at T-Mobile Arena, Canelo Alvarez will challenge Gennady Golovkin for the IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight titles.
As Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) challenges unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), on September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the second time. And it's much more personal this time around, according to Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez.
Former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley gave his take on the upcoming rematch between IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The contest takes place on September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
By Michael Rosenthal - Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas couldn’t stand each other at the time they fought in 2002. The animus supposedly stemmed from an incident at De La Hoya’s Big Bear, California, camp in the early-1990s. As the story went, Vargas, among a group of amateurs staying at the mountain r...