“I decided to fight Golovkin” – Canelo Alvarez reveals what made him fight GGG instead of Dmitry Bivol rematch fight
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Canelo Alvarez was eager to fight Dmitry Bivol but had to change his focus towards Gennady Golovkin due to his team. Alvarez is all set to have his much-anticipated trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin this weekend. The fight is going to take place inside the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada and given the history behind them, it has gained a lot of attention.
The pair fought each other twice in 2017/18 and both the fights were controversial. Although Canelo is leading the rivalry with 1-0, some fans believe that GGG is clearly a better fighter.
One of the major reasons for the promoters to make this fight is the huge money that this fight can make. Two of the most popular fighters fighting to settle their years-long conflict, it can’t get better than this for boxing fans.
But it seems like, Alvarez was more interested in avenging his recent loss against Dmitry Bivol but had no other options but to take the GGG fight.
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Canelo Alvarez talks about the potential rematch with Dmitry Bivol and how the fight against GGG got scheduled
In a recent interview at the MGM Grand Hotel Canelo Alvarez revealed that he wanted to fight with Dmitry Bivol in September. According to Alvarez, his promoter Eddie Hearn asked him to fight GGG instead. Canelo mentioned that he was thinking of fighting Golovkin but after much consideration with his team he confirmed to fight GGG.
“I really wanted the rematch in September But Eddie Hearn said we have the contract to fight Golovkin in September and we need to do that fight. So, that’s why we are here. And I’m happy. I really want it but ultimately my team and I decided to fight Golovkin.”
Watch the whole interview on MatchRoom boxing’s YouTube channel.
Canelo is currently looking forward to the upcoming light heavyweight title fight between Bivol and Ramirez. The Mexican has plans to fight the winner of that bout.
“We’ll see,” Alvarez said, talking about the upcoming fight. “[Bivol] need to win first, but I want [a rematch] sooner or later. I think we need to see what happen in that fight first, with Zurdo Ramirez. I want Zurdo Ramirez to win, so we’ll see. We’ll see. I’m 100-percent focused on this fight, and then we’ll see.”
This whole scenario with Alvarez and Bivol has gained a lot of attention and fight fans will always be excited to see their rematch.
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