Gennady Golovkin is ready to put his titles and his undefeated record on the line against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Golovkin vs Alvarez is set for 16 Sep at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The arena that just hosted Mayweather and McGregor for their ‘Money Fight’.
Golovkin vs Alvarez
Gennady Golovkin has dubbed this fight the toughest of his career. The Kazakh boxer is a supreme talent and is considered to be one of the best boxers in the world right now. The 35-year-old has fought in 37 bouts in his career and won them all, 33 of them via KO.
Canelo Alvarez has fought in 51 professional fights and he is still only 27 years old. He has 49 wins, 34 by KO, only 1 loss. The loss came against the great Floyd Mayweather Jr. He also has 1 draw that came early in his career. He is the number one boxer in Mexico and counted among the top ten pound for pound boxers in the world of boxing.
Boxing Bout for the Ages
Gennady Golovkin is the current WBC, IBF and IBO middleweight champion. He is putting all his belts on the line against the Saul Canelo Alvarez.
Boxing fans and enthusiasts can hardly contain the anticipation to watch these two titans and power hitters take the ring on Sep 16. Two of the hottest boxing phenomes in the world taking on each other, it’s simply mouthwatering.
Alvarez has already called Golovkin ‘the most dangerous fighter’ and that this fight is going to be bigger than his fight against Mayweather.
The fight is expected to make around $200 million. Making it the biggest boxing match of the year, aside from Mayweather vs McGregor.
According to the promoters tickets for the fight are already sold out, for $30 million in total, which shows how much excitement exists for the Golovkin-Alvarez fight.