Canelo Alvarez intriguing to recall Gennady Golovkin trilogy over Dmitry Bivol rematch | Conception

(Editor’s show camouflage: This column in the starting up printed at Boxing Junkie, a part of the USA TODAY Network.)

Canelo Alvarez has chosen to face rival Gennady Golovkin a 3rd time, not Dmitry Bivol in a rematch, on September 17.

The undisputed significant middleweight champion needs a 2d shot at Bivol however not in his next fight. Alvarez and Golovkin had agreed to fight at 168 pounds in September sooner than the Mexican superstar misplaced an very excellent making an strive unanimous possibility to gentle heavyweight titleholder Bivol on Would maybe also 7.

“We already had that … agreement, so we want to continue what we started,” Alvarez suggested ESPN Deportes. “I accept as true with these are the 2 most attention-grabbing fights in boxing, the fight with Golovkin and the rematch with Bivol. Unfortunately we misplaced, however that doesn’t imply I’m not going to strive all every other time. The necessary part right here is perseverance, and we’re going to manufacture it all every other time.

“What’s definite is that we’re going to advance in September. And in the coming days, at present time, the next day to come, the day after, we’re going to stammer the [Golovkin] fight. We excellent want to wait a miniature bit bit.”

Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) is making a trim circulate.

He and Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) fought on even phrases of their 2017 and 2018 fights, a disputed scheme and a majority-possibility victory for Alvarez. Nonetheless, Triple-G is now 40.

Golovkin narrowly defeated Sergey Derevyanchenko to discover an world middleweight title in 2019 and has successfully defended twice, stopping Kamil Szeremeta and Ryota Murata. Nonetheless, most take into consideration that he has slipped not lower than to some level.

Meanwhile, a 2d fight with the 31-year-outdated college Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) shall be unhealthy for Alvarez, who most observers take into consideration misplaced decisively even supposing all three judges scored the fight 115-113.

The gentle consensus pound-for-pound king – No. 2 on Boxing Junkie’s list at the time – regarded misplaced by the center of Bivol fight, which used to be a principal gape given his dominance in contemporary times.

So this used to be Alvarez’s more than a number of: Doubtlessly come all every other time into the scheme shut column against his arch rival at a extra natural 168 pounds in a lucrative event or threat again-to-again losses against the larger (higher?) Bivol, which can perhaps perhaps extra erode the giant title’s assign as the face of boxing.

And include no mistake: A 2d victory for Bivol is the likely end result except the Russian stupidly agrees to advance the total design down to 168 pounds for the fight, which isn’t likely.

Alvarez has made the comely more than a number of.