Cotto was obligated to fight GGG. Step aside money was paid to GGG, so he allowed the Canelo vs Cotto fight to happen.
Canelo was obligated to fight GGG after GGG allowed that Khan fight to take place as well. He then said no more step asides
All of this was done in agreement and in conjunction with the WBC. Sulaiman already spoke on this ad nauseam.
Canelo was obligated to fight GGG after GGG allowed that Khan fight to take place as well. He then said no more step asides
In the past K2 Promotions has placated the likes of Miguel Cotto and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez by allowing certain fights to take place and taking step-aside fees as they agreed to not enforce Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin's position as the mandatory challenge....
As Cotto and Alvarez fought last November, K2 and Golovkin agreed to allowed that fight to take place....
If Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) does not agree to face Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs) after his May 7th bout versus Amir Khan (and this is assuming he wins) he will be forced to hand over his title to Golovkin.
"Yeah [no more deals]," stated Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions.
"It doesnt make sense. I mean, we agreed to allow Cotto-'Canelo' to take place. It was a favor to the WBC because they wanted to have that fight sanctioned. It was one of the biggest fights in boxing and Miguel Cotto was the middleweight champion. So we had actually agreed to allow that fight to go on. 'Canelo' had asked for one defense, which he's doing May 7th.
"But after that, at some point it doesn't make sense anymore. So Gennady has earned his right to fight for the WBC title or to just get the WBC title as the interim champion."
As Cotto and Alvarez fought last November, K2 and Golovkin agreed to allowed that fight to take place....
If Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) does not agree to face Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs) after his May 7th bout versus Amir Khan (and this is assuming he wins) he will be forced to hand over his title to Golovkin.
"Yeah [no more deals]," stated Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions.
"It doesnt make sense. I mean, we agreed to allow Cotto-'Canelo' to take place. It was a favor to the WBC because they wanted to have that fight sanctioned. It was one of the biggest fights in boxing and Miguel Cotto was the middleweight champion. So we had actually agreed to allow that fight to go on. 'Canelo' had asked for one defense, which he's doing May 7th.
"But after that, at some point it doesn't make sense anymore. So Gennady has earned his right to fight for the WBC title or to just get the WBC title as the interim champion."
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