Despite all the talk about the superstar matchup between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, the bout seems a million miles away at the moment. After Canelo knocked out Amir Khan, the two men and their camps both stated that they were willing to get a deal done. But Canelo dropped the WBC belt, it was awarded to Triple G, and no real negotiations have taken place since then.
So with that in mind, it has been announced by Golden Boy that Canelo will return to the ring on September 17th.
According to Golden Boy VP Eric Gomez (by Ring TV via Bad Left Hook), they are looking at three locations for the fight - MSG in New York, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and the MGM in Vegas. They actually have a hold on AT&T.
The reason for the three different locations comes down to possible opponents. If they can somehow get a deal done with Golovkin (and Gomez says they will sit down with promoter Tom Loeffler to try to work one out...I'm not holding my breath on that), AT&T Stadium is a natural fit. If that doesn't work and they try to set up a rematch with Miguel Cotto, MSG is the best location as Cotto is a huge draw in New York.
Finally, if it's someone else, they'll just go back to the old confines of the MGM. They claim that they're looking at everyone from 154 to 160 pounds as a possible opponent.
Golden Boy continues to push that Alvarez wants Golovkin:
"He wants the Golovkin fight. We want to make it. We know it's a big fight. We know it's the next mega-fight. And if it's the right deal, we're going to make it happen. If it's a great deal to face Golovkin — and it's too good of an offer to pass up — then you know what? We're going to take a hard look at it and see if we can make it happen."
I'll believe it when I see it. At any rate, we will see Alvarez back on Mexico's Independence Day weekend.
Article courtesy of Bloody Elbow
So with that in mind, it has been announced by Golden Boy that Canelo will return to the ring on September 17th.
According to Golden Boy VP Eric Gomez (by Ring TV via Bad Left Hook), they are looking at three locations for the fight - MSG in New York, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and the MGM in Vegas. They actually have a hold on AT&T.
The reason for the three different locations comes down to possible opponents. If they can somehow get a deal done with Golovkin (and Gomez says they will sit down with promoter Tom Loeffler to try to work one out...I'm not holding my breath on that), AT&T Stadium is a natural fit. If that doesn't work and they try to set up a rematch with Miguel Cotto, MSG is the best location as Cotto is a huge draw in New York.
Finally, if it's someone else, they'll just go back to the old confines of the MGM. They claim that they're looking at everyone from 154 to 160 pounds as a possible opponent.
Golden Boy continues to push that Alvarez wants Golovkin:
"He wants the Golovkin fight. We want to make it. We know it's a big fight. We know it's the next mega-fight. And if it's the right deal, we're going to make it happen. If it's a great deal to face Golovkin — and it's too good of an offer to pass up — then you know what? We're going to take a hard look at it and see if we can make it happen."
I'll believe it when I see it. At any rate, we will see Alvarez back on Mexico's Independence Day weekend.
Article courtesy of Bloody Elbow
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