By Jim Dower: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin ridiculed Saul Canelo Alvarez at Thursday’s press conference when asked about him by the media. Golovkin went off when he was reminded how Canelo apologized to the boxing fans, HBO and his sponsors for him pulling out of his May 5th rematch with Golovkin after testing positive twice for clenbuterol.
By Jim Dower: Promoter Lou Dibella expects IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to be stripped of his title if he goes ahead with his promoter Tom Loeffler’s idea of facing junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan on May 5th instead of his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko on that date.
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be defending his titles against non-middleweight Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 on regular HBO, and the move could cost him his IBF 160 lb. title due to him bypassing his mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
By Jim Dower: If Gennady Golovkin and his team choose not to fight on Cinco de Mayo on May 5th, it won’t be due to them not having challengers that are willing to step inside the ring and face him at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Sean Jones: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and his management have had no luck in getting a replacement opponent for May 5th since Saul Canelo Alvarez pulled out of the fight a week ago after testing positive twice for the performance enhancing substance clenbuterol.
By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA.WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s title defense against #5 WBO, #9 WBA and #11 WBC Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan (27-2, 19 KOs) is heading to regular HBO (non-pay-per-view) on May 5th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, according to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times.
By Allan Fox: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) is ready to go ahead for his May 5th date at his new venue at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but he still needs an opponent to face him. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has given the green light for GGG to fight at the MGM Grand Garden, and now he just needs an opponent to fill the spot.
By Allan Fox: Gennady Golovkin weighed in at 165.9 pounds on Thursday for his 30-day weight check for his fight against a still to be determined opponent on May 5th at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golovkin’s opponent is still up on the air right now.
By Jim Dower: IBF middleweight mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko’s promoter Lou Dibella is trying to position him as the replacement opponent for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin to fight on May 5 if his scheduled fight with Saul Canelo Alvarez is canceled due to the Mexican fighter receiving a suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Canelo tested positive twice for clenbutero last Febuary.
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.