CANELO ALVAREZ is still planning to fight twice this year with Billy Joe Saunders lined up in September followed by a Gennady Golovkin trilogy bout by December.
The 29-year-old Mexican superstar has not fought since he moved up to light-heavyweight to knock out Sergey Kovalev in November, winning the WBO belt.
Canelo Alvarez could fight Gennady Golovkin for a third time by December
Canelo was due to face super-middleweight champion Saunders in June – before the coronavirus pandemic axed those plans.
But despite the crisis, four-division champion Alvarez still wants two fights by the year’s out, as reported by Michael Benson, per BoxAzteca7.
Saunders is still in line to defend his WBO title against Canelo, while IBF champ Caleb Plant and WBC king David Benavidez are other possible names.
Trainer Eddy Reynoso then declared a third fight with IBF middleweight champion Golovkin – who drew against Canelo before losing the rematch – could then follow in December.
The current pound-for-pound superstar won the WBA’s secondary ‘Regular’ super-middleweight title in December 2018, stopping Rocky Fielding, but was set to challenge Saunders in a bid to become a fully fledged four-weight champ.
Golden Boy Promotions are exploring the possibility of staging Alvarez’s next fight behind closed doors, though travel to the US is at the moment prohibited.
Two-division champion Saunders also faces a battle to get licensed, having been suspended by the British Board of Boxing control following a controversial video appearing to show men how to hit their partners in lockdown.
His British boxing license was taken away, though a hearing has yet to take place due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
But the 30-year-old southpaw could still apply for a license to box in America, clearing him to fight Canelo.
Canelo, meanwhile, has continued to train in his gym in San Diego, sharing videos online.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
