Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin ripped into Saul Canelo Alvarez this week in calling him the dirtiest fighter he’s ever fought. Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) didn’t go into details of what he meant by saying that Canelo is the dirtiest fighter he’s ever fought, but it’s possible that he’s eluding to his two positive tests for the performance enhancing substance clenbuterol last February.
Saul Canelo Alvarez says he now has the blueprint to defeat Gennady Golovkin from the last fight against him on September 16. Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) plans on using what he learned from that fight on the 36-year-old Golovkin in their rematch on September 15 on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Games and Amusements Board Chairman Abraham Mitra, International Boxing Federation China President Ruihang Wang and Rejoy International Holdings (Beijing) Co. Ltd. Sr. Vice Pres. Andrew Lu signed a five-year tripartite agreement recently to boost Asian boxing.
The agreement mandates Rejoy Holdings to organize friendly matches, training camps for boxers from China and the Philippines and hold IBF Silk Road Champions Tournaments.
Saul ‘Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin II undercard will has the following fights in the works: Jaime Munguia vs. Brandon Cook, David Lemieux vs. Gary O’Sullivan and Roman ‘Chocolatio’ Gonzalez vs. Moises Fuentes.
Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs) handed former world title challenger Isaac Chilemba (25-6-2, 10 KOs) his sixth career defeat by beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision in successfully defending his WBA light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
As I already predicted, Luke Campbell (18-2, 15 KOs) will be facing Yvan Mendy (40-4-1, 19 KOs) in a World Boxing Council lightweight title eliminator bout on the Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin card on September 22 on Sky Box Office PPV at the huge Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (32-1, 24 KOs) showed that he still has a little left in the tank in defeating a tired out former two division world champion Devon Alexander (27-5, 15 KOs) by a 12 round split decision on Saturday night on Showtime Boxing at the NYCB LIVE in Uniondale, New York.
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is planning on matching American heavyweight Jarrrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (21-0-1, 18 KOs) against past his best 41-year-old Tomasz Adam (53-5, 31 KOs) on his October 6 DAZN card in Chicago, Illinois, according to ESPN. The terms for the Miller vs. Adamek fight have been agreed on, says Dan Rafael.
Saul “Neno” Rodriguez has agreed to a multi-year promotional agreement with Top Rank, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today. Rodriguez fought under the Top Rank banner from 2011-2016 and has returned with an eye on contending in the 130-pound division.
