Gennady Golovkin boxing news
By Sean Jones: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin could go after the winner of the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament, says his promoter Tom Loeffler. Michael Benson is reporting that Loeffler is saying Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) could go after the eventual winner of the WBSS. However, that won’t be until later this year, as the WBSS tournament still needs to be played out before that’ll happen.
By Marcus Richardson: Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) is beginning to suspect that he may not get a fight against the winner or the loser of the May 5th rematch between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez.
By Sean Jones: Billy Joe Saunders is an option for Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin if the negotiations for a rematch with Saul Canelo Alvarez fail to produce a fight for May 5th, according to promoter Tom Loeffler. He says WBO middleweight champion Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) has always been a backup option for Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) if for some reason he can’t negotiate the fight with Golden Boy Promotions, the promoters for the 27-year-old Canelo. Loeffler still isn’t sure if the Canelo-Golovkin rematch will take place.
By Sean Jones: Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson says he agrees with the Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Canelo Alvarez fight being scored a draw from their controversial fight on September 16 last year in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Scott Gilfoid: Last Friday, news was released that WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) will facing another one of Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin’s former opponents in former 4 time world title challenger Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) on April 14.
By Allan Fox: Tom Loeffler says the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin rematch is not a certainly for May 5. Loeffler says he’s still working with Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions to try and get the Canelo-Golovkin fight finalized. Ultimately, it’ll come down to Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) to decide whether to agree to the offer that Golden Boy gives for the fight.
By Sean Jones: Errol Spence Jr. says he would move up to 160 to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in his next fight if the match is offered to him after his title defense this Saturday night against Lamont Peterson.
By Allan Fox: Trainer Abel Sanchez wants Mexican star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to stand and fight Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin more in their rematch [if it happens] on May 5 instead of fighting like Erislandy Lara by running for most of the fight.
By Dan Ambrose: The fading Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez will be fighting in the spring possibly on the undercard of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin 2 rematch on May 5. Gonzalez is a former 4-division world champion and pound-for-pound king, but his star taken a big hit recently with him losing his last 2 fights against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
By Sean Jones: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) failed to show that he could fight IBF, IBO, WBA & WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) in sustained manner for 12 rounds to win their fight last year on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.