All the rumors have been cleared out: Saul Canelo Álvarez will fight Gennady Golovkin. Canelo has declared this Monday that he will be fighting the kazakh boxer on September 17th. This is the end of the trilogy of a battle that left a lot of controversy.
Canelo published about the match on his social media promising, as always, to bring the best fight to the public.
Canelo VS Golovkin III: is there a venue?
The place is yet to be confirmed, but it will most likely be at the crib of boxing: Las Vegas, Nevada. This will not be the first time of this two boxers competing in Vegas, however, it is the most awainted.
Canelo comes from a defeat against Dmitry Bivol by unanimous decision, which made us think that this fight would not take place in the next important dates for the boxing world.
However, the fight against the Kazakh was practically scheduled and that is why it was made official to complete the trilogy.
Canelo´s record is 57 fights with victories, 39 of them by knockout, and he has two defeats. Golovkin, on the other hand, has a record of 42 wins, 37 of them by chloroform and only one loss.
If Canelo wins, he would have two wins and a draw over Golovkin, although experts say that the second fight was for the Kazakh.