Even with the positive drug test of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) says he still prefers for their highly lucrative rematch to take place on May 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
As of now the highly anticipated rematch between unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and challenger Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is still a go even with Alvarez testing positive for a banned substance. It was revealed on Monday that Canelo had tested positive for clenbuterol ahead of the scheduled rematch on May 5.
Veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, who heads the corner of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, has had a strong reaction to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez testing positive for clenbuterol ahead of their May 5th rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. More so than Canelo, Sanchez is upset with the Mexican superstar's handlers - because of their background and association with the meat industry.
Gennady Golovkin rarely says anything negative about his opponents. Now that Canelo Alvarez has tested positive for Clenbuterol, though, Golovkin’s gloves are off. A disgusted Golovkin referred to Alvarez as “stupid” and “shameful” during an interview Wednesday with the Los Angeles Times at his training camp in Big Bear Lake, California.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has given Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) his vote of confidence, with respect to the ongoing controversy regarding the Canelo's failed drug tests - which showed traces of banned performance enhancing drug clenbuterol.
Abel Sanchez, the trainer for WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, is not convinced with the reason's being provided by Canelo Alvarez and his handlers, to explain why the Mexican superstar tested positive for traces of clenbuterol in his pre-fight drug tests.
Gennady Golovkin wasn’t smiling for a change Wednesday. The undefeated middleweight champion, apparently angry about Canelo Alvarez testing positive for Clenbuterol, called the ordeal “a big problem” for him, Alvarez and the sport during a media event at trainer Abel Sanchez’s gym in Big Bear Lake, California. Golovkin is training for their middleweight championship rematch, scheduled for May 5 in Las Vegas, and expects their HBO Pay-Per-View bout still to take place that night.
Canelo Alvarez’s recent positive tests for Clenbuterol are far from Abel Sanchez’s only concerns leading up to Gennady Golovkin’s rematch against Alvarez. Sanchez, Golovkin’s trainer, told Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole for a story posted Wednesday that the Nevada State Athletic Commission allowed Alvarez to illegally wrap his hands the night he fought Golovkin to a controversial draw September 16 in Las Vegas. The veteran trainer from California detailed how he questioned what he viewed as the prohibited practice of “stacking” while watching Alvarez get his hands wrapped in his dressing room at T-Mobile Arena.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, is hoping that the Nevada State Athletic Commission does not sweep Canelo Alvarez's positive drug test under the rug. It was revealed earlier this week that Canelo had tested positive for traces of clenbuterol - which the boxer's camp has blamed on eating contaminated meat from Mexico.
As BoxingScene.com previosuly reported, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's eagerly awaited rematch with Gennady Golovkin under a small cloud of doubt after the Nevada Athletic Commission launched an investigation into Canelo's failed drug test. On Monday it was revealed that Canelo returned positive traces of the banned substance clenbuterol in a test taken with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.