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By Angel Flowers: A little over a year ago I wrote an article for Boxing News on how I believed certain matches would not be made.  → read full article

By Aragon Garcia: Saul Canelo Alvarez says he’s “already training” for his May 4 unification fight against IBF middleweight champion Danny Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo on DAZN.  → read full article

By Sean Jones: Widely known trainer Teddy Atlas believes the time has come for Gennady Golovkin to retire from boxing following his loss to Saul Canelo Alvarez in their rematch last September.  → read full article

By Sean Jones: Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) says he’ll give Gennady Golovkin a rematch after he beats WBA/WBC middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) in their fight in three months from now on May 4 on DAZN at a still to be determined venue.  → read full article

By Sean Jones: Superstar Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin has been been offered a monstrous 2-fight deal with DAZN, which could see him around $45 million, with a third fight with Saul Canelo Alvarez taking place as part of that deal, according to RingTV.  → read full article

By Sean Jones: Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya states that Saul Canelo Alarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) still plans on fighting Gennady Golovkin in the future, and he says that the judges won’t be needed for the fight when it does take place.  → read full article

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya says he told Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez to stop the negotiations for a trilogy fight between former middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez due to slow movement in the talks.  → read full article

By Dan Ambrose: In the World Boxing Council’s quarterly report, the sanctioning body ordered an immediate rematch between Tony Harrison (28-2, 21 KOs) and former WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (31-1, 15 KOs), but NOT a rematch between Saul ‘Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs).  → read full article

By Sean Jones: The WBC still wants Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1 34 KOs) and interim WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (28-0, 21 KOs) to face each other to decide a mandatory challenger to sanctioning bodies’ 160 lb title.  → read full article

The WBC believes in transparency and administrative disclosure. WBC annual convention meetings determine world rankings and the mandatory status of each division in open floor meetings, and are formally voted by the Board of Governors.  → read full article