Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), makes it clear that he's never agree to a 50-50 split for a rematch with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs).
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is crossing his fingers that a deal is reached for a rematch between WBC, IBF, IBO, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. The two boxers fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in September 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Hall of Fame retired referee Joe Cortez, who also works as an expert analyst for ESPN Deportes, sees nothing wrong with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin demanding more money for a rematch with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is crossing his fingers that deal will be reached between the camps of IBF, WBA, WBC, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has cautioned his middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), that if he doesn't fight Canelo Alvarez in a rematch in September - then he will have to make mandatory defense against WBC interim-champion Jermall Charlo.
The president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, is urging Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) to reconsider his position with respect to the negotiations for a rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The two sides were negotiating the terms for a planned rematch on September 15th in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is already looking at several potential options for his scheduled return on September 15th in Las Vegas. The initial target on his list was IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez, who promotes Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), says the rematch with Gennady Golovkin can be saved - if the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion accepts the prior terms that both sides had agreed upon.
Golovkin vs. Alvarez: So the Triple-G-Canelo rematch is supposedly in jeopardy. And, of course, the trouble is money-related. Alvarez reportedly wants a 65 percent-to-35 percent split of the purse while Golovkin wants it divided evenly for the proposed superfight targeted for September 15.
The controversy continues as it relates to the potential rematch between IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The two sides were in serious negotiations for a potential rematch on September 15th.