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Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. - when he was active - would tradionally fight in May during Cinco De Mayo weekend and during Mexican Independence Day weekend in September. There are ongoing discussions for a major cross-sports boxing match with UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
London, UK - Back when Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) retired in September of 2015, there were plenty of fans who were asking him to face IBF, WBA, WBC, IBO middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Golovkin was very willing to get on board with that fight, and even offered to squeeze down to the junior middleweight limit of 154 or even 154.5-pounds in order to stake his middleweight belts. Mayweather has already captured titles at 130, 135, 140, 147 and 154.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is very familiar with WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Last September, Brook moved up by two full weight divisions to challenge Golovkin for the middleweight belts.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook does not view last year's fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin as a negative experience. Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) moved up by two full weight classes to challenge Golovkin for his belts last September at the O2 Arena in London. He did well in the early going of the fight, but eventually the bigger Golovkin overtook him by fracturing his orbital bone and stopping him in the fifth round.
No matter what happens in the next week or so with the ongoing negotiations for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez has made it clear that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin will NOT budge from the scheduled date of September 16th. The last few days have created a mountain of headlines in boxing and MMA, because McGregor and the UFC have reached a financial agreement on their end to go forward with a boxing match against Mayweather.
Even though former champion Julio César Chávez Jr. didn't put up much of a fight in his May 6th bout against Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs), the fight did serve a purpose for the Mexican superstar from Jalisco. The fight was Alvarez's first bout to be held at more than 155 pounds and the result has made his team extremely confident ahead of his September 16th showdown against unbeaten knockout artist Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).
Recently WBO super middleweight belt-holder Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) made statements that the reason why Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) suddenly looks much more beatable in the ring is the implementation of more stringent drug testing. These comments by Saunders are coming off Golovkin's twelve round decision over Daniel Jacobs, where GGG was taken the distance for the first time in 24 outings.
Former two division world champion Marcos Maidana is very pleased that a deal was reached between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Maidana was ringside in Las Vegas on May 6th, watching Canelo dominate Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over twelve rounds at the T-Mobile Arena. Canelo (49-1-1, 34 KOs) will challenge Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight titles on September 16th. There has been no date venue finalized for the fight, as of yet, and several locations are competing to secure the HBO Pay-Per-View.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is receiving praise from fans, and now from Mexican legends, for finalizing a fight with WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Following his dominating win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Canelo announced that a deal was finalized for September 16th.
Francisco Valcarcel, president of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), believes Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya picked the perfect moment to finalize the showdown between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).