CANELO ALVAREZ is ‘solely focused’ on becoming undisputed super-middleweight champion in a blow to Gennady Golovkin.
The rivals had a pair of thrillers at middleweight, with Canelo winning the rematch in 2018 after a controversial draw a year earlier.
Canelo is ‘solely focused’ on becoming undisputed super-middleweight championCredit: USA TODAY Sports
Since then, the Mexican has become a four-division champion, most recently winning unified titles at 168lb.
He faces Avni Yildirim in a WBC mandatory defence on Saturday but already has his sights set on fellow champions Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant.
Eddie Hearn – who also promotes GGG – admitted Canelo will not stop until he adds the WBO and IBF titles to his collections.
Hearn told DAZN: “I think Canelo has made it clear that he wants to become the undisputed champion at 168.
“The Golovkin fight, of course, it’s there for me. It’s one of the best fights in boxing.
“When I go back to Canelo being his own boss, he’s really focused, and when he sets his mind to something, he wants to make sure he achieves that.
“It was very clear to me even before the Callum Smith fight, he wanted to make sure he won every belt in the 168-lb division.
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“So he won’t be going back to 160, I don’t believe. So Gennadiy is a belt-holder at 160.
“It would mean Gennady would need to come up to 168, which he would be willing to do.
“I don’t think that fight by any means is out of the equation, but obviously, Gennady is in a position with his career where he wants those big fights as soon as possible.”
Since debut to Canelo, 30, Golovkin, 38, remained at middleweight and later won the IBF belt Alvarez vacated.
GGG defended it against Kamil Szeremeta in December and is now in talks to fight undefeated former light-middleweight champion Jaime Munguia.
GGG beat Kamil Szeremeta in DecemberCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Canelo is set to fight Avni Yildirim in a WBC mandatory challengeCredit: AP:Associated Press
Hearn said: “I think the one that stands out not just in terms of boxing but for DAZN is Golovkin vs Jaimie Munguia.
“I think that’s a great fight for the division, I think it’s an all-action fight.
“This is a big year for Gennady because he is approaching the back end of his career.
“He’s an unbelievable fighter and an unbelievable person, and he wants to be involved in the big fights.
“I think now with the global platform of DAZN, we need to be looking at all these stars.”
Canelo Alvarez throws ferocious power shots in training ahead of Avni Yildirim fight and Saunders clash
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