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Canelo Alvarez ‘agrees stunning Gennady Golovkin trilogy as part of $100million two-fight deal to return to DAZN’

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CANELO ALVAREZ has reportedly agreed a new two-fight deal with DAZN.

And one of those will be a stunning trilogy bout against Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin.

Canelo Alvarez is returning to DAZN on a two-fight dealCredit: Getty
One of the bouts will see Canelo taking on Gennady Golovkin for a third timeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

BoxingScene claims Canelo will return to DAZN on a lucrative new contract for two mega fights.

The four-division champion is taking on WBA light heavyweight king Dmitry Bivol on May 7.

And Canelo is then ready to close the chapter on his saga with Golovkin by facing the ace for a third time on September 17.

The pair drew their first fight in 2017 before Canelo won the second a year later.

And it’s reckoned they could collide at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

While Canelo takes on Bivol, Golovkin is determined to face Ryota Murata in a middleweight unification fight.

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Should both men come through unscathed, they will play out their trilogy in a super middleweight championship bout.

It’s reckoned Canelo’s new deal could see him pocket as much as $100million from the two fights.

The fights will be promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, with Canelo having received propositions from Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime.

They wanted Canelo to fight undefeated WBC middleweight champ Jermall Charlo, which could have fetched up to $50m depending on pay-per-view figures.

And Canelo had also discussed a September bout against ex-WBC super middleweight king David Benavidez.

The Mexican returns to DAZN after going to PBC and Showtime for his last fight, a win against former IBF middleweight champion Caleb Plant.

That alone took in 800,000 buys on PPV.

And DAZN is expected to also go for a PPV format for Canelo’s two upcoming fights.

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