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By Allan Fox: Gennady Golovkin is nearly a 2/1 favorite to defeat Saul Canelo Alvarez in their rematch on September 15 on HBO PPV from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bovada’s odds-makers have Golovkin to win by the line -190 to Canelo at +155, according to Bovada. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is interested in having AJ’s unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on DAZN in October or November in Cardiff, Wales. Hearn told IFL TV that he’s interested in potentially putting the Joshua-Wilder fight on DAZN. Why Hearn wants to stage Joshua vs. Wilder in Cardiff, Wales is unknown. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan says he’ll be fighting on the undercard of the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 15, and that he’s supposedly in line to fight the winner of that fight. At least that’s what the 33-year-old O’Sullivan is saying. O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs) says he still has five fights on his contract with Golden Boy Promotions. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: Gennady Golovkin wanted a 50-50 deal for his rematch with Saul Canelo Alvarez, but he reportedly didn’t get what he wanted for their September 15 rematch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golden Boy Promotions were able to deal him down to an undisclosed percentage for the fight. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook will be next fighting on July 28 against fringe junior middleweight contender Brandon Cook in a title eliminator on the undercard of the heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and former WBO champion Joseph Parker on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, England. Cook (20-1, 13 KOs). Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (12-0, 12 KOs) plans on appealing the decision of the superior court in Quebec for his dispute with GYM promoter Yvon Michel, according to TVA Sports. The two-time Russian Olympian Beterbiev, 33, was hoping to have his promotional agreement with Michel end in a court case recently, but the judge ruled against him. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dan Ambrose: Gennady Golovkin will be going back to Las Vegas, Nevada to fight Saul Canelo Alvarez at the same venue as his previous fight against the Mexican star at the T-Mobile Arena, according to Lance Pugmire. Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler says the rematch will be right back at the T-Mobile Arena, which means GGG will need to take his chances with the Nevada State Athletic Commission assigned judges. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sean Jones: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions has announced the news that the rematch between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin is ON for September 15. After the 24 hour deadline came and went today without Golovkin agreeing to the 57½-42½ Golden Boy was offering to him, it was believed that the rematch was dead in the water. However, Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler continued to work with Golden Boy and finally he was able to get the deal done for September 15 at a still to be determined venue. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sean Jones: Oscar De La Hoya says Gennady Golovkin missed the 24 hour deadline to agree to the 12 noon 57½-42½ purse split offer that was due today for the Saul Canelo Alvarez fight in September. De La Hoya says GGG doesn’t want the fight, so it’s now 100 percent dead in the water. However, the negotiations are still going on despite De La Hoya’s drama-filled pronouncements, and it’s still possible that the fight can done for September 15. Read the rest of this entry »

By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) could be facing unbeaten contender Andrew Tabiti, 16-0 (13) on July 21 instead WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, according to Boxingtalk. The negotiations for the World Boxing Super Series finals between Gassiev and Usyk has hit a sticking point, and it’s now looking like Gassiev, 24, will be facing #3 IBF Tabiti instead. It still hasn’t been confirmed by the WBSS organizers whether the Gassiev-Usyk fight will be postponed. Read the rest of this entry »