The highly anticipated return bout between Saul Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and 3 belt middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) appears to be in dire straits by all accounts. The fight was scheduled to play out on Cinco de Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, site of their initial meeting last September, broadcast live as part of a pay per view event by Home Box Office..
The trouble stems from Alvarez’ recent suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after twice testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol last month. Canelo has a hearing scheduled for April 10th to plead his case to the NSAC and is currently unsure of his immediate boxing future.. The Mexicans team did issue a lame statement that claims the traces of Clenbuterol were down to a batch of conveniently contaminated meat, of which there have been historically confirmed prior cases in South America.
The outcome is yet unknown, but one indication that the bout could face postponement is that, the T-Mobile Arena box office is already offering refunds for already purchased tickets according to MGM Grand employees.
Word on the street has it that the rematch is more likely to be rescheduled for late September, when the controversy has run its course.. An irate Golovkin has expressed an interest in an alternative unification bout with WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) possibly in the United Kingdom, however at such short notice and Saunders tied up into a pending bout with challenger Martin Murray, it is highly unlikely.. Golovkin does still wish to be active in the meantime, with many potential targets being muted, Demetrius Andrade and Spike O’Sullivan are the two aforementioned. O’Sullivan being scheduled to appear on the eve of the GGG v Alvarez rematch on an ESPN card in Las Vegas, would be a natural replacement.
As of today, nothing is set in stone and is purely speculative, more news will be updated as we hear..
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