Gomez: Canelo-Golovkin needs tie-breaker fight

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By Sean Jones: Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions is committed to putting together the rematch between Golden Boy star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) for a fight at a still to be determined date. Gomez says Canelo-GGG absolutely need a “tie-breaker” because their previous fight last Saturday night was a “tie”, with the judges scoring it as a controversial 12 round draw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Roach: Cotto could fight Canelo or Golovkin next

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By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto will be fighting in December in December, and his opponent could be Gennady “GGG” Golovkin or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, according to trainer Freddie Roach. Unfortunately, Canelo would seem to be not possible for Cotto, as he says he won’t be fighting again until next May. Canelo only fights two times a year on the Mexican holidays.

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Golovkin fails to impress Kellerman

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By Allan Fox: In the view of many boxing fans, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin did a great job of shutting down the counter punching of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last Saturday night in fighting to an oddly scored 12 round draw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Sanchez: Golovkin will pressure Canelo more in rematch

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By Sean Jones: Golden Boy promotions will need to think hard if they want a rematch between their star fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, because the second fight will be much tougher for their No.1 bread winner than it was in the first fight last Saturday.

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Negotiations starting for Canelo vs. Golovkin immediate rematch

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By Sean Jones: Negotiations have already begun for an immediate rematch between middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo Alvarez for next May in 2018, according to ESPN. If an agreement can get made, then both fighters would stay out of the ring for the remainder of the year until they fight each other next May on HBO pay-per-view.

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Arum: GGG won easily 8-4

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By Sean Jones: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum saw last weekend’s fight between unbeaten IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) and Golden Boy Promotions flagship fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and in his opinion, Triple G won the fight easily 8 rounds to 4.

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Golovkin wants to fight in December, Cotto an option

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By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) wants to get back inside the ring in December to defend his IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight titles rather than sit and wait until May of 2018 to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) for a rematch. One option for Golovkin’s December fight is Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs). He’s supposed to be retiring after December, and he’s looking for a big fight.

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Sanchez: Canelo was booed for running half the fight

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By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez wasn’t in the mood to give too many compliments to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 2 days after their fight last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sanchez says Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) ran for the entire second half of the fight, and the Mexican crowd let him have it when it came to him being interviewed afterwards by booing him nonstop the entire time.

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