It would seem that after beating Daniel Geale, Miguel Cotto's next fight will be against Canelo Alvarez. Not so fast. Gennady Golovkin is the mandatory challenger for Cotto's WBC Middleweight title. Cotto already made his voluntary title defense against Geale, so that means GGG is next in line.
In order to make the Alvarez - Cotto fight, a deal needs to be made for GGG to step aside.
"Miguel doesn't have to fight Gennady, but if he wants to keep the title we have to work something out. He had an impressive performance, looked strong against a middleweight and the three pounds probably didn't make a difference either way. So, you have to give him a lot of credit," Tom Loeffler, GGG's manager, told boxing scene.
"If he wants to fight Canelo next, that's a big fight and it's not a fight that we were trying to block originally when we made the deal with the WBC and they were going to fight in May. The problem is they delayed it and that's where the issue comes in now as far as the mandatory obligation. We have a lot of respect for Miguel and his team, but Gennady's goal is to unify the middleweight titles and the WBC title is next."
"The WBC has made it clear that he can't fight Canelo unless there is some agreement worked out with Gennady. He would rather have a title than some agreement. We also have a good relationship with Roc Nation. We're not trying to put anyone on the spot, it's a matter of business."
