None of these fighters were approved for Canelo. His two options were GGG or Kovalev. So he has to vacate the belt & GGG is given the option to fight for it.
And once again Andrade isn't approved to fight a top middleweight on his own network. And he's a champion
And once again Andrade isn't approved to fight a top middleweight on his own network. And he's a champion
Golovkin, meanwhile, is left to plot out his next fight after missing out on the trilogy fight with Alvarez.
DAZN is considering three options at the moment, per sources, for the former middleweight champion’s next fight: Sergey Derevyanchenko, Jaime Munguia and Ryota Murata.
The most likely option at the moment is Derevyanchenko. The Ukraine native is the IBF’s No. 1 contender, and accordingly, the organization ordered a fight between Derevyanchenko and its titleholder, Canelo Alvarez. The purse bid is scheduled for July 23 at noon ET, but it’s widely expected Alvarez will pass on the fight; Derevyanchenko’s advisor, Keith Connolly, told*The Athletic*he’s held no talks with Golden Boy regarding the fight.
If Alvarez passes on the fight, the IBF will be forced to strip him of his title after he failed to apply for an exception for an optional defense before the deadline. That would lead the IBF to order a vacant middleweight title fight between Derevyancehnko and its next available fighter in the rankings, Golovkin.
DAZN is considering three options at the moment, per sources, for the former middleweight champion’s next fight: Sergey Derevyanchenko, Jaime Munguia and Ryota Murata.
The most likely option at the moment is Derevyanchenko. The Ukraine native is the IBF’s No. 1 contender, and accordingly, the organization ordered a fight between Derevyanchenko and its titleholder, Canelo Alvarez. The purse bid is scheduled for July 23 at noon ET, but it’s widely expected Alvarez will pass on the fight; Derevyanchenko’s advisor, Keith Connolly, told*The Athletic*he’s held no talks with Golden Boy regarding the fight.
If Alvarez passes on the fight, the IBF will be forced to strip him of his title after he failed to apply for an exception for an optional defense before the deadline. That would lead the IBF to order a vacant middleweight title fight between Derevyancehnko and its next available fighter in the rankings, Golovkin.
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