Canelo Alvarez fights 2 matches against DAZN, against Bivol on May 7, Golovkin on September 17
Via Sean Jones: Canelo Alvarez is said to have come close to agreeing a two-fight deal with DAZN and boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to face Dmitry Bivol on May 17 in light heavyweight and Gennadiy Golovkin in a bout. three parts on September 17. Canelo’s deal has yet to be done. but it’s close.
Going up to 175 to challenge undefeated WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7 would be risky for Canelo, as the Russian boxer is still young at 31 and appears to be in his prime. satisfied.
When Canelo competed at 175th in 2019, he was up against then-WBO champion Sergey Kovalev, 36, who was just one shell away from the boxer he had competed in seven years earlier.
Canelo is recklessly fighting Bivol
Bivol (19-0, 13 KO) will have a great chance to beat Canelo, giving his two-fights trade with DAZN off to a bad start. The undefeated 175-lb WBA champion Bivol has great boxing skills, good strength, and a technical ability that keeps Canelo fit.
In the best performance of his career, Bivol easily beat Joe Smith Jr by a one-sided decision at round 12 in 2019. If that version of Bivol comes out on May 7, Canelo has the possibility of a second defeat, as long as there is no argument.
Those two were supposed to fight last December, but the match was postponed due to COVID restrictions on Japan. According to ESPN, Golovkin will need to win his match against Murata to continue against Canelo on September 17.
Golovkin must defeat Murata first
If Golovkin loses to Murata, the Canelo trio is off. Talk about a stressful situation. With Golovkin still active, it will be a blow for him to beat Murata, but he has only fought three times in the past four years since 2018.
With that kind of inactivity, it’s unfounded that Golovkin could defeat Murata. It’s Golovkin’s fault for not staying active with his career, but hopefully, he has enough time left in the tank at 40 to get past Murata to face Canelo in September .
The loser in this deal was PBC’s Jermall Charlo, as he had been a potential opponent for Canelo’s next bout on May 7. In the end, promoter Hearn found him. got his way with Canelo agreeing to the fight deal he made to pit the Mexican star against Bivol and Golovkin.
Mike Coppinger reports that Canelo will get in the neighborhood $45 million for his fight with Jermall Charlo on May 7. It’s the first fight for him from PBC’s Al Haymon.
As famous as Charlo is, we’ll probably see Canelo go up against him in 2023, if not late 2022. Is it too much money for Canelo to decide to fight Charlo so he doesn’t join the fight anytime soon? late.
Furthermore, Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) is arguably less threatening to beat Canelo than Golovkin, Bivol, David Benavidez, David Morrell Jr. and Artur Betterbiev.
In other words, out of all the top fighters the boxing public wants to see Canelo fight, Jermall is seen as the easiest fight to win for the Mexican star. We should therefore see Canelo up against him soon, as long as he emerges from his two-match deal this year unharmed.
Canelo vs. Golovkin III is finally happening
Boxing fans will be delighted to finally get a chance to see Canelo face off against the very popular Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) in a three-part bout after four years of waiting. match takes place.
Too bad Canelo waited until Golovkin was in his 40s before finally facing him in a trio match. There is no word yet on whether Golovkin will continue his previously planned unification fight against WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata.
There’s no word on whether Canelo may opt out of his match two against DAZN if he loses the fight to Bivol on May 7.
Assuming Canelo will not pull out of the 2nd deal after his battle with Bivol in May, he will face Golovkin on September 17th in a possible battle in Mexico in a major stadium in Mexico City.
That’s where Canelo’s coach/manager Eddy Reynoso recently talked about wanting him to play for a second game in 2022.
