By Jim Dower: Gennady Golovkin and his promoter Tom Loeffler are expected to make their decision whether to fight on May 5th by next Wednesday or Thurman. Saul Canelo Alvarez will be meeting with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 18.
Vanes Martirosyan
Saul Alvarez having knee surgery in Guadalajara today
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions star Saul Canelo Alvarez reportedly entered a hospital on Friday to have knee surgery in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 27-year-old Canelo will have arthoscopy of one of his knees, according to ESPN Deportes.
Golovkin talks about Canelo not apologizing to him
By Jim Dower: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin ridiculed Saul Canelo Alvarez at Thursday’s press conference when asked about him by the media. Golovkin went off when he was reminded how Canelo apologized to the boxing fans, HBO and his sponsors for him pulling out of his May 5th rematch with Golovkin after testing positive twice for clenbuterol.
Derevyachenko’s promoter expects Golovkin to be stripped of IBF title
By Jim Dower: Promoter Lou Dibella expects IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to be stripped of his title if he goes ahead with his promoter Tom Loeffler’s idea of facing junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan on May 5th instead of his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko on that date.
Golovkin fights Martirosyan next, could be stripped of IBF title
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be defending his titles against non-middleweight Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 on regular HBO, and the move could cost him his IBF 160 lb. title due to him bypassing his mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
Golovkin expected to face Martirosyan on May 5
By Allan Fox: Unbeaten contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko might not like it, but it looks like IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) will be facing junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) on May 5 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Lance Pugmire of the LA Times is reporting that the 31-year-old Martirosyan is expected to get the fight with GGG on May 5.
Derevyanchenko & Martirosyan both want Golovkin fight
By Jim Dower: If Gennady Golovkin and his team choose not to fight on Cinco de Mayo on May 5th, it won’t be due to them not having challengers that are willing to step inside the ring and face him at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Martirosyan rejected for Golovkin fight by IBF, WBA and WBC
By Jim Dower: Junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) has been rejected by the IBF/WBA/WBC as the replacement opponent for middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to face on May 5, according to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times. Earlier today, it was revealed that Team Golovkin was looking to use the 31-year-old Martirosyan as the guy to replace Saul Canelo Alvarez on HBO at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Vanes Martirosyan calls out Jermell Charlo
By Stanley White: Three years after his controversial 10 round unanimous decision loss to Jermell Charlo in March 2015, Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) is calling for him to give him a rematch so he can avenge the loss and he’s the better man.
WBC: Vanes Martirosyan-Maciej Sulecki eliminator, winner faces Jermell Charlo
By Jeff Aranow: Maciej Sulecki (26-0, 10 KOs) will be fighting #2 WBC Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) in a WBC 154-pound final eliminator match, as ordered by the World Boxing Council to determine a mandatory for WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs).