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Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez, who promotes Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), is claiming that a deal was reached several weeks ago with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs).
Tom Loeffler, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), believes Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is making their negotiations difficult in order to go forward with an easier fight. The two sides were in serious negotiations for a potential rematch on September 15th.
Tom Loeffler, who promotes IBF, WBA, IBO, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), says the rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is having serious problems due to the financial split.
Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez, who guides the career of Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), says the rematch with Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 34 KOs) is currently dead in the water. According To Gomez, the two sides had agreed to just about everything - for a planned rematch on September 15th in Las Vegas.
So why is Golden Boy Promotions saying they are moving on from the rematch between their client, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, and unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin? While Golden Boy feels this now a dead issue, promoter Tom Loeffler of GGG Promotions believes they are still negotiating the rematch for September.
It's clear that there is an impasse as it relates to the negotiations between unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) and Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The two boxers fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in September 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
By Andreas Hale - As expected, the posturing between the camps of Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has begun and threatens to put a proposed September rematch in jeopardy. According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, he is “moving on” from a proposed mega fight with Golovkin and will...
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, has continued to bait IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. On Thursday, De La Hoya revealed that Canelo was "moving on" after unsuccessful negotiations with Tom Loeffler, who handles the promotional end for Golovkin.
The planned fall rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin is now looking less likely to take place. The two boxers were scheduled to meet on May 5th, but the fight fell out after Canelo was suspended over a pair of drug tests that came up positive for the banned substance clenbuterol.
NEWARK, New Jersey – Gennady Golovkin followed through on his recent pledge to submit to even more stringent testing by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Golovkin participated in random blood and urine testing by VADA from early February through his second-round knockout of Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 as part of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program. Trainer Abel Sanchez estimated two days before Golovkin beat Martirosyan that Golovkin had been tested 10 times for performance-enhancing drugs during that three-month period.