By Miguel Rivera
On Monday, boxing fans received the news they were waiting for - a deal was finalized for a rematch between WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs).
The contest will take place on Cinco De Mayo weekend, May 5th, on HBO Pay-Per-View.
At the present, the venue has not been revealed, but most are expecting the contest to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
They first fought last September, at T-Mobile, with the bout ending with a controversial twelve round split draw.
Both boxers believe they did enough to win the fight.
Canelo's older brother, Rigoberto "Espanol" Alvarez, who at one time held the WBA interim-title at 154-pounds, is not surprised by the rematch being immediate with neither boxer taking another fight.
"This fight had to take place, it was the one that had to occur before any other. Things were very heated and I think both my brother and 'Triple G' wanted the fight. They just had to fix some economic and television issues to get the green light," Alvarez said to Beto Gonzalez.
The strategy for the rematch will be defined by Canelo and his coaches, Chepo and Eddy Reynoso, but Rigoberto took the opportunity to give his opinion about what his brother should do.
He believes his younger brother needs to be more active to avoid another closely scored fight. If Canelo wants to get a clear win on the cards, Rigoberto is advising him to let those hands go.
"Canelo will have to throw a little more punches to make the result clearer. He must also prepare very hard physically, because he already knows what it will be like to fight Golovkin. The second fight in May will be very similar to the first one, it's going to be another war in the ring and I'm completely sure of that," Alvarez said.
2023-10-20 09:59:47
