Gennady Golovkin boxing news
By Sean Jones: Tom Loeffler says Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will soon be considering “other options” for his next fight in early 2018 if Saul Canelo Alvarez and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions don’t agree to the rematch. Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) and his promoter Loeffler have been waiting for Canelo and Golden Boy to confirm that they want the rematch on May 5 next year, but they’ve been unable to do that at the moment.
By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler said that they’ll only wait another month until December for Golden Boy Promotions and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) to negotiate the rematch with GGG. If they don’t have the rematch done by December, Loeffler says he’s going to move on and schedule a fight for Golovkin on HBO for March or April.
By Sean Jones: Oscar De La Hoya says there’s no hurry to start the negotiations between Golden Boy Promotions’ star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin until after the following fights take place:
By Sean Jones: Trainer Abel Sanchez isn’t pleased that former 2-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) could wind up facing David Lemieux (38-3, 35 KOs) if he gets past WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) in their fight on December 16 at the Place Bell, in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Dan Ambrose: Former middleweight champion Danny Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) sees himself as having far too many advantages for his unbeaten opponent Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KOs) when these to face each other in a little over 2 weeks from now on November 11 on HBO Boxing at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Tom Loeffler and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) are scouting the location for their next fight in Dallas, Texas. It’s unclear if this is a backup plan for GGG or if this is directed towards a rematch with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 5.
By Sean Jones: David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) could take Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s place for a fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in early 2018 if he beats WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) in a decisive manner on December 16, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
By Chris Williams: Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) is targeting Gennady “GGG” Golovkin as a guy he wants to face now that he’s captured the WBA World middleweight title last Sunday with his 7th round knockout win over a depleted looking Hassan N’Dam (36-3, 21 KOs) in Tokyo, Japan. Murata wants the fight against Golovkin, but he’s not high on the priority list for the Kazakhstan fighter.
By Allan Fox: Demetrius Andrade (24-0, 16 KOs) will be making his middleweight debut this Saturday night against Alantez Fox (23-0-1, 11 KOs) on HBO, but the guys that he’s targeting in the near future is Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Andrade, 29, is giving up on the 154lb. division to go after the bigger targets in Canelo and Golovkin.
By Sean Jones: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says David Lemieux could be the backup option for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight if the negotiations with Gennady “GGG” Golovkin don’t result in an agreement for their rematch in 2018. Earlier on Tuesday, it was announced that Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) have agreed to a deal for a fight on December 16 on HBO Championship Boxing from Place Bell, Laval, Canada.