By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin will never become the unified middleweight champion, according to his trainer Abel Sanchez, because he says WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will never fight him. Sanchez thinks Saunders doesn’t want the fight with GGG, and that he’ll price himself out when it comes to making the fight because he wants Anthony Joshua money to face Golovkin.
By Jeff Aranow: WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) says he’s still only interested in facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) if/when he gets past his next title defense against Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England.
WBO world middleweight king Billy Joe Saunders has reiterated his desire to unify the division and offered “cheat” Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez some diet tips.
By Allan Fox: Promoter Frank Warren wants Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin to cancel his May 5th fight date and wait instead until early June to face his fighter WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders in a unification fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: Billy Joe Saunders says he’s willing to step in and replace Saul Canelo Alvarez for a fight against Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, but it would have to be in September and not May 5th.
By Dan Ambrose: Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) has an outside chance of being the backup Plan-B option for Gennady Golovkin on May 5th if Saul Canelo Alvarez receives a lengthier suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in his hearing with them on April 10 for his 2 positive tests for clebuterol.
By Dan Ambrose: Saul Canelo Alvarez could be given an even bigger suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission on April 10, which will make it impossible for him to face middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a rematch on May 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Billy Joe Saunders has insisted that despite his eagerness to unify with Gennady Golovkin, he will not be treated as a back-up plan.
On May 5th, Canelo Alvarez and Golovkin are scheduled to face each other in a rematch of their first meeting that ended in a controversial draw.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders says he’ll still give Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin a crack at his WBO title even if he loses his May 5th fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez. However, for Golovkin to get the title shot against him, Saunders says he’ll have to understand that he’s the B-side in the negotiations, and he’ll need to agree to fight him in the UK.
By Scott Gilfoid: Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 1 KOs) suffered a hand injury in training this week, and unfortunately, he won’t be able to face Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) on the previously scheduled April 14th date at the O2 Arena in London, England.