He may have light and heavyweight business to deal with first, but Canelo Alvarez says the third fight against Gennadiy Golovkin is “personal”.
The undisputed super-middleweight king announced his return to Matchroom and DAZN last week and the triple deal starts with a match at 175lbs. Alvarez will be bidding to be the two-time light-heavyweight champion when he challenges Dmitry Bivol for the WBA belt on May 7 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
“I picked Bivol because he’s a great fighter,” the Mexican said at the Matchroom USA card last night in San Diego.
“He’s the best at 175. I just want to make history. He’s a really good fighter. He knows what to do in the ring. I know what kind of fighter he is, but I really don’t care. I’m at my peak and I have a lot of skills. ”
Another win and another title for the 31-year-old would then lead him to a fight in September with his biggest rival Gennadiy Golovkin. While becoming undisputed with a 175lb gain, he Canelo had a last chance to close on ‘GGG’ as he dropped to 168lbs to defend his four titles.
“I don’t know why now [is the time to face Golovkin again]. For me, it’s the best deal. I focused on Bivol,” said Canelo, who later added, “Yes, it’s personal. He said a lot of nonsense about me, so he’s going to pay the price. ”
Golovkin had his own hurdle to overcome before rising to 168lbs. The 39-year-old Kazakh player will once again bid to unify the middleweight division on April 9 in Japan against Ryota Murata. If Golovkin prevails then he will add the WBA belt to the IBF belt he already owns.
