Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez won’t be chasing a exclaim rematch with Dmitry Bivol after the Russian turned fair the second man to defeat the Mexican superstar in the ring earlier this month, after it turned into as soon as confirmed on Tuesday that he’ll take on fellow pound-for-pound superstar Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin in September.
Canelo turned into as soon as surprisingly beaten by the undefeated Russian champion on Might maybe maybe maybe also fair 7 as he moved up in weight in a characterize to articulate the WBA (Good) gentle heavyweight title and has spoken in the aftermath that a rematch would seemingly be next on the agenda — but somewhere along the road, it appears to be like there turned into as soon as a switch of heart after Matchroom Boxing confirmed rumors on Tuesday that Canelo will battle GGG for a third time on September 17.
Allotment three locked in 🔒@Canelo vs @GGGBoxing 💥💥💥
🗓️ Sept 17
👊 @DAZNBoxing #CaneloGGG3 pic.twitter.com/pBIGOJU8fo— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) Might maybe maybe maybe also fair 24, 2022
The two ring greats comprise fought twice sooner than in extremely shut contest, with one being declared a few and the opposite a slim take dangle of for Canelo. The third assembly is anticipated to be idea concerning primarily the most definitive, nonetheless, even with Golovkin now outdated-long-established 40 — some 9 years Canelo’s elder.
The competition is anticipated to occur at 168-kilos where Canelo stays an undisputed world champion.
“Within the next couple of days we’ll suppose the September battle,” Canelo suggested ESPN lately. “Surely, it will seemingly be against GGG because we already had that agreement, but I will moreover battle Bivol all any other time.”
Bivol, in the period in-between, had moreover acknowledged his hobby in a rematch with Canelo but will now presumably detect taking on one other challenged to his WBA crown.
