Despite a defeat against Bivol, it is still status quo for Canelo. At the post-fight news conference, he said he would use his clause to fight Bivol again in September.
We already had that contract with Gennadiy Golovkin, so we have to continue what we started, and I think those are the two biggest fights in boxing, the fight with Golovkin and the second fight with Bivol.
Perseverance is the important thing and we are going to do it again. We are going to return in September. We are going to announce the fight in the coming days.
The September fight with GGG was included in the multi-fight deal that was signed in February. He dropped a unanimous decision against Bivol in a 175-pound title challenge. According to sources, the Mexican had 30 days to decide between a third fight with Golovkin or a second fight with Bivol.
He will return to 168 pounds, where he is the undisputed champion, and defend all four of his titles against Golovkin on Mexican Independence Day weekend. The first two bouts took place in Las Vegas, and each generated over $20 million in gate receipts.
In the aftermath of the loss, the biggest fight in all of boxing is the one between Canelo and GGG. The September clash ended in a split draw. The second time around, it was narrowly won by Alvarez.
The third bout will double as Golovkin&s debut at 40 years old, as a full-fledged super middleweight.
Since winning an Olympic silver medal, Golovkin has been making the 160-pound limit. The loss to Bivol makes the fight even bigger because of the extra eight pounds.
I am comfortable knowing that I won those fights, Golovkin said in March. Winning the third one would be the same to me, because I thought I won the first two.
Both of the fights were very exciting. There is still a lot of bad blood after the positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol. He was suspended for six months, despite his claim that the adverse finding was the result of contaminated meat eaten in Mexico, and the second fight was scheduled for September of next year.
He always talking about me and saying something about me. That is why it is personal.
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