Canelo Alvarez is deep in the final weeks of work before he meets Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 15 in a middleweight title rematch. It’s the most compelling fight of the year and the possible culmination of a sports rivalry that has turned into a bitter personal grudge.
Jaime Munguia might be a little biased. Not only is he Mexican, but the WBO junior middleweight champion realizes that a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez would be more lucrative than a bout with Gennady Golovkin. Regardless, Munguia predicted Alvarez will defeat Golovkin in their middleweight championship rematch September 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
NEW YORK – Daniel Jacobs expects Gennady Golovkin to beat Canelo Alvarez in their rematch. Jacobs scored their first fight for Golovkin, too. And like many boxing fans, Jacobs walked away from the television that night disgusted by Adalaide Byrd’s scorecard. Jacobs just hopes the scoring of their middleweight championship rematch reflects what transpires in the ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (HBO Pay-Per-View).
IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) is training hard with his veteran coach Abel Sanchez in Big Bear, California. Golovkin returns on September 15th, when he faces Canelo Alvarez in the main event of an HBO Pay-Per-View event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Gennady 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." Golovkin is scheduled to defend his IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight titles against Canleo in a rematch, on September 15th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com and other members of the media caught up with former welterweight champion Shawn "Showtime" Porter (28-2) earlier this week at his Las Vegas media workout for his upcoming showdown against Danny Garcia (34-1).
Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin weren’t close friends before they fought last year. They did have a cordial relationship that stemmed from their sparring sessions earlier in their careers. And often after boxers share a ring together, especially more than once, they become friendly later in life.
Nearly a year later, Gennady Golovkin believes boxing still hasn’t overcome the controversial result of his fight against Canelo Alvarez. Kazakhstan’s Golovkin is confident judges Glenn Feldman, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld will do a better job of scoring his upcoming rematch versus Alvarez. But the unbeaten middleweight champion remains bothered by the scrutinized scoring that produced a dubious draw, the only blemish on what was a perfect record (38-0-1, 34 KOs).
IBF, WBC lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia, and his older brother/head trainer Robert Garcia, are backing Canelo Alvarez to unseat, IBF, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. Canelo will face Golovkin for a second time on September 15th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for a highly anticipated rematch. The first fight sold out in only two weeks, and once again fans across the country will be able to get front-row seats to the 12-round, mega-fight -- "Canelo vs. GGG 2" - live at their local movie theater. Fans won't want to miss this epic match-up of two of the most explosive, heavy-handed fighters in the sport today. And they have promised they will not leave the rematch in the judges' hands.