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Canelo Triple G es scored it 120-108, giving

Continued from page 17 Alvarez all 12 rounds.
Immediately after Michael
Buffer announced the re-
But after pummeling coun- sults, Alvarez told the crowd
tryman Julio Cesar Chavez that Golovkin was next. The
Jr. on Saturday night, lights then dimmed, and
Mexico’s top fighter is ea- the 35-year-old Golovkin
ger for the long overdue walked out of a tunnel
megafight to determine and into the ring. They later
the middleweight cham- showed a promotional vid-
pion. eo for the fight.
“For us, this is the biggest It was a WWE-style display
fight in boxing,” Golovkin that showed how little con-
said. cern the Alvarez camp
The Kazakhstan native had for Chavez. The deal
owns the IBF, WBA and with Golovkin was signed
WBC middleweight titles. a week earlier but success-
Alvarez had to relinquish his fully kept under wraps.
WBC belt to Golovkin (37- “It couldn’t be a bigger an-
0, 33 KOs) last year when nouncement in the sport of
he declined a mandatory boxing,” said Tom Loef-
challenge. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin pose on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Las Vegas. fler, Golovkin’s promoter.
The two boxing fighters will fight Sept. 16.
“I’ve always stated that Tri- Associated Press “It wasn’t easy making
ple G will happen in 2017,” the fight, but it was even
said Oscar De La Hoya, take place.” road that weekend, mak- ing to toy with Chavez. The harder not announcing the
Alvarez’s promoter. “Ev- Still to be determined is the ing it an option. 26-year-old occasionally fight.”
erybody was saying, ‘Why venue, and De La Hoya “Those negotiations, those would lean back into the Alvarez’s dominance
are you afraid of Triple G? insisted it could be “any- talks will start in the weeks ropes and take punches leaves him confident about
Why is this not going to where in the world.” One to come,” De La Hoya said. from Chavez, only to quick- facing bigger boxers. Go-
happen?’ I told everybody possibility is AT&T Stadium Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) had ly regain control with up- lovkin weighed in at 159.6
it’s going to happen in in Arlington, Texas, which never fought above 155 percuts and jabs. pounds before winning a
September, and we’re ex- would allow for a crowd pounds until he weighed in According to CompuBox, unanimous decision over
tremely proud and happy upward of 100,000. The Dal- at 164 on Friday. He had no Alvarez landed 83 jabs to Daniel Jacobs in March for
that this fight is going to las Cowboys play on the trouble adjusting, appear- Chavez’s 15. All three judg- his 18th title defense.q