Tag: Gennady Golovkin

De La Hoya: Conor McGregor vs. Canelo Would Be Guaranteed Knockout

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor raised the eyebrows of MMA fans and media last week when news arrived he had applied for and obtained a California boxing license. Many thought it was merely a stunt used to draw publicity to ‘The Notorious’ while he takes a hiatus from actually fighting to welcome his first child

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UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor raised the eyebrows of MMA fans and media last week when news arrived he had applied for and obtained a California boxing license.

Many thought it was merely a stunt used to draw publicity to ‘The Notorious’ while he takes a hiatus from actually fighting to welcome his first child into the world. The shadow of his long–rumored boxing match with lgendary champion Floyd Mayweather is still floating, but Mayeather’s camp and UFC President Dana White were both quick to squash that rumor by noting McGregor is under contract with the UFC.

However, there’s little doubt that any boxing match involving McGregor would be big business, and it looks like another boxing giant wants in on a piece of that pie. Speaking to FightHubTV (via Bloody Elbow) recently, fellow boxing great and current head man of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya teased a potential boxing bout involving McGregor and his current golden boy, Canelo Alvarez:

“If Conor is serious about fighting – first of all, would love to talk to him, and promote him. I mean, imagine Conor McGregor and Golden Boy coming together. But the only fight I would like to see, and this is the one that makes the most sense, it would be the most exciting, that would be a guaranteed knockout, is against Canelo Alvarez. And they’re in the same weight class. So it makes all the sense in the world. Imagine. 154. 160. It would be at 160 actually.”

Alvarez may be the outside name in boxing outside of Gennady Golovkin right now, and a bout between the two is often discussed but appears to have only a sliver of a chance of actually happening.

It’s probably more than McGregor vs. Mayweather regardless, and with MMA quickly eclipsing boxing as the most talked-about combat sport, it’s hardly a surprise to see De La Hoya getting in the mix with McGregor’s name on his list of targets.

If it were to happen, though, McGregor vs. Canelo would be a site to behold. Do you agree with De La Hoya’s opinion it would end in a knockout?

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Canelo Fractures Thumb, Eyes GGG Fight Next September

Coming off a crushing ninth round knockout victory over Liam Smith to capture the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior-middleweight title, Canelo Alvarez appears to have sustained a right thumb fracture after landing a shot to Smith’s head in the second round. A Golden Boy Promotions spokesman released the following statement Monday: “Canelo does not need surgery

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Coming off a crushing ninth round knockout victory over Liam Smith to capture the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior-middleweight title, Canelo Alvarez appears to have sustained a right thumb fracture after landing a shot to Smith’s head in the second round.

A Golden Boy Promotions spokesman released the following statement Monday:

“Canelo does not need surgery and the prognosis is excellent,” it read (courtesy of LA Times).

“Canelo’s hand will be immobilized for the next six weeks, and he will be unable to fight again in 2016. This does nothing to Canelo’s plans to move up and take on the best in the middleweight division next year.”

Canelo’s promoter and boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya had planned for Alvarez to fight once more in December at Madison Square Garden in New York, with the possibility of facing an opponent the calibre of David Lemieux, Billy Joe Saunders or Curtis Stevens.

Due to the severity of the Mexican star’s injury, however, that is no longer a possibility. Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez stated that it is up to Alvarez if he would like to step back into the squared circle in early 2017, or hold out for his scheduled Cinco De Mayo fight in May:

“If he comes off the rest and feels he wants to do a couple fights before [Gennady] Golovkin, we could have a fight in January or February, but he can’t fight in December,” Gomez said.

“It’s up to him as he’s looking forward to September [2017]. September will be the Golovkin fight.”

Gomez also stated that he is expected to meet with Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler:

“Tom texted me and said he’ll reach out to me to meet this week,” Gomez said.

Canelo vs GlovkinWill the two boxing studs finally step into the squared circle against one another come September of next year? Your thoughts?

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WBA Orders Gennady Golovkin To Face Daniel Jacobs Next

Middleweight destroyer and reigning IBO, IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin continued his frightening knockout streak with a fifth round stoppage of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook this past weekend (September 10, 2015) from The O2 Arena in London, England. In the aftermath of the bout, Golovkin made it clear what he wants

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Middleweight destroyer and reigning IBO, IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin continued his frightening knockout streak with a fifth round stoppage of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook this past weekend (September 10, 2015) from The O2 Arena in London, England.

In the aftermath of the bout, Golovkin made it clear what he wants next: a bout against WBO 160-pound titleholder Billy Joe Saunders. By fighting Saunders, Golovkin hopes to capture the lone middleweight title that has avoided him up until this point.

Despite his wishes, however, Golovkin may have another fight on his hands as the WBA has ordered him to take on mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs according to a report from Sherdog. The WBA has said that the two men must square off within 120 days. The sanctioning body also made it clear that the 30 day negotiation period has begun and if an agreement cannot be made, the fight will go to a purse bid.

Jacobs, the reigning WBA ‘regular’ middleweight champion, recently competed as well, stopping Sergio Mora in the seventh round of their September 9, 2016 bout. Jacobs currently holds a professional record of 32-1.

The bout undoubtedly makes sense given the fact that Jacobs is the ‘regular’ champion and Golovkin is the ‘super’ champion, although it may not happen in the near future. GGG appears to be solely focused on capturing ‘all of the belts’ as he’s so often stated, and after he attempts to do so, he’ll likely be gunning for a blockbuster showdown with Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, which will hopefully take place in 2017.

Who would you like to see Golovkin meet next?

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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin Reach Verbal Agreement For 2017 Bout

The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over. It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie. Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a

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The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over.

It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie.

Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a trip to Los Angeles to visit Oscar De La Hoya at Golden Boy Promotion’s offices, to negotiate a possible deal with ‘Canelo’s’ representatives for the perennial super-fight between the two boxing stars.

The plan is for ‘Canelo’ to fight on September 17th at 154-pounds, against an opponent yet to be revealed, before making the climb to 160-pounds for a Golovkin bout.

The 25-year-old Mexican star holds an impressive record of 47-1-1, with his only career loss coming at the hands of the legendary Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather back in 2013 via majority decision.

Golovkin is a frighting 34-year-old knockout artist who is currently undefeated in his career with a record of 35-0, and is on a tumultuous 22-fight knockout streak.

Do you believe the colossal boxing match will finally come to fruition? If so, who do you see emerging victorious between the two heavy-hitting studs?

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Canelo Alvarez Vacates Title, Plans To Continue Negotiations With GGG

Saul “Canelo” Alavarez picked up the biggest victory of his career last November when he scored a decision win over veteran Miguel Cotto to become the WBC middleweight champion. With Alvarez’s victory, fans had hoped that we would be treated to the biggest fight boxing has to offer: a showdown between Alvarez and then interim

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Saul “Canelo” Alavarez picked up the biggest victory of his career last November when he scored a decision win over veteran Miguel Cotto to become the WBC middleweight champion.

With Alvarez’s victory, fans had hoped that we would be treated to the biggest fight boxing has to offer: a showdown between Alvarez and then interim WBC, WBA, IBO, and IBF middleweight title holder Gennady “GGG” Golovkin.

Golovkin, a feared knockout artist, was the mandatory challenger to “Canelo’s” throne, but the two sides ultimately agreed to take interim bouts in the meantime.

“GGG” would go on to starch a relative unknown mandatory challenger in Dominic Wade in just two rounds last month, and Alvarez recently knocked out former 147-pound title holder Amir “King” Khan on May 7th in Las Vegas.

With both men coming out victorious, the WBC set a timetable for the two to come to a deal regarding a fight, and if an agreement wasn’t come to by the set deadline, “Canelo” would be stripped of his title.

That deadline has yet to occur, but Alvarez announced today (May 18, 2016) that he would be vacating his title, claiming that he wouldn’t be forced into the ring under any terms aside from the ones he sets for himself.

In a statement released earlier today, “Canelo” explained the situation while also noting that he plans to continue negotiations with Golovkin in hopes of making the fight happen:

“After much consideration, today, I instructed my team at Golden Boy Promotions to continue negotiating a fight with Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and to finalize a deal as quickly as possible,” Alvarez said in press release (Via Bad Left Hook).

“I also informed the WBC that I will vacate its title. For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man. Never has that been more true than today. I will fight ‘GGG,’ and I will beat ‘GGG’ but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines. I am hopeful that by putting aside this ticking clock, the two teams can now negotiate this fight, and ‘GGG’ and I can get in the ring as soon as possible and give the fans the fight they want to see.”

Alvarez’s promoter and head of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, reiterated the idea that “Canelo” is without question interested in doing battle with “GGG”:

“There is no denying that Canelo is the biggest star in the sport of boxing. He is eager to get in the ring with ‘GGG’ to show the world that he is also the best pound for pound fighter in the sport, but we won’t negotiate under a forced deadline,” said De La Hoya. “Now that the WBC title is off the table, I am hopeful that ‘GGG’ and his promoter K2 Promotions will come to the table in good faith and get this deal done.”

In the aftermath of Alvarez vacating his title, the WBC has officially promoted Golovkin to be their undisputed middleweight champion of the world.

Do you see this fight ever taking place?

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