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Eddie Hearn, who works with both Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, says a trilogy fight is not likely to happen in 2021 - because Canelo is focused on unifying the entire super middleweight division. Canelo and Golovkin fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2017. A year later, Canelo won a twelve round majority decision over Golovkin.
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works with IBF/IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin, is very interested in matching him against undefeated contender Jaime Munguia. Munguia, who captured the WBO title at 154 and made a move to middleweight last year, is very motivated to face Golovkin.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez is not ruling out the possibility of a trilogy fight with career rival, Gennadiy Golovkin. In 2017, Canelo fought Golovkin to a controversial twelve round split draw at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In a recent article on this site, Jessie Vargas told BoxingScene.com that he plans on returning to the first in the first quarter of the year. The two-division champion was last in action on February 29th when he lost a unanimous decision to Mikey Garcia in one of the last fight cards before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sport for most of the spring.
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia and his representatives will push hard to make a fight with Gennady Golovkin, the IBF's middleweight champion, for Cinco De Mayo weekend. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Munguia has a backup plan - should the Golovkin talks fall out - by taking a fight in the month of April.
Jaime Munguia is ready for the next step in his middleweight journey, though not the leap previously anticipated by his handlers. Talks regarding a potential showdown with two-time and reigning IBF middleweight titlist Gennadiy Golovkin (41-1-1, 36KOs) remain open yet appear less likely to be next for the unbeaten former junior middleweight titlist. There instead exists a more likely chance for Munguia to instead shift his attention towards a springtime return, likely to take place within the first two weeks of April against an opponent to further ready him for the top level, co-promoter Zanfer Promotions informs BoxingScene.com.
WBA interim-middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. has continued to train hard in Florida, with head trainer and former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. The boxer recently signed a promotional agreement with Team Sauerland, which is run by boxing brothers Kalle and Nisse Sauerland.
Zanfer Promotions CEO Fernando Beltran, who co-promotes undefeated middleweight contender Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KO's), says their desire to make a fight with IBF champion Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KO's) is very real.
Kalle Sauerland, the new promoter for WBA interim-middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr, has revealed that IBF champion Gennadiy Golovkin is the top target for them in 2021. Earlier this month, Eubank Jr. signed a promotional agreement with Team Sauerland.
Promoter and former world champion, Barry McGuigan, believes Chris Eubank Jr. has a good shot to beat several of the top middleweights - including IBF, IBO champion Gennadiy Golovkin, WBA champion Ryota Murata and WBC champion Jermall Charlo.