By: Sean Crose
ESPN reports that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is considering a major deal with Eddie Hearn and streaming service DAZN, which will see sports star Dmitry Bivol in the spring and Gennady Golovkin in Fall. Give Canelo this, man is not stupid. When it comes to the world’s current undisputed super-middleweight champion, it’s almost righteous challenge after challenge. According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, sources claim “the first match of the deal will be between Alvarez and light-heavyweight belt winner Dmitry Bivol on May 7 to return 175 pounds.”
If Canelo gets past the undefeated Bivol (and if Golovkin wins the middleweight unification match with Ryoto Murata earlier in the year), then he is expected to have a third bout against longtime rival Golovkin. That bout will be at 168 pounds, instead of the 160-pound limit that the first two bouts between the two men were held. That match, if it drops, will happen on September 17. Coppinger reports the DAZN deal is worth more than $85 million — though some say Canelo could make as much as $100 million if he agrees to the terms.
Canelo now exists in the frenzy, in that he can basically choose any opponent he wants to fight – something no boxer has been able to do since Floyd Mayweather dominated the dark. high sport boxing. For example, there has been much talk that the red-haired star could take on middleweight star Jermall Charlo, who fights under the banner of Premiere Boxing Champions, an organization Canelo has previously worked with. Another famous PBC fighter, David Bennavidez, is also mentioned a lot as a potential opponent of Canelo. However, according to Coppinger, negotiations between Team Canelo and DAZN are “closer to the finish line”.
41-1-1 Canelo was last seen beating Caleb Plant last November in epic fashion. Bivol last saw action in December, when he improved his record to 19-0 by knocking out Umar Salamov. As for Golovkin 41-1-1, the middleweight hasn’t fought since December 2020 when he stopped Kamil Szeremeta in seven fights. Indeed, the Kazakh fighter has only fought three times since losing in a controversial decision to Canelo in 2018. The first match between the two men a year earlier had ended in a draw. caused fierce controversy, making the competition between the two future fame halls unfinished business atmosphere.
