JAKARTA - Saul Canelo Alvarez continues to prepare for his much-anticipated bout against Dimitry Bivol in Las Vegas on May 7. San Diego has become the 'headquarters' for Mexican boxers, who want to become the best cross-division fighter in the world.
A win would not only make Canelo the 175-pound championship belt, but would also be the definitive consolidation of his third bout against Gennady Golovkin.
For that, Canelo must triumph in the Nevada state city for his fight with Golovkin to become a reality in the coming months.
Golovkin himself has fulfilled the terms of the duel agreement after defeating Ryota Murata in Japan. He won by knockout in the ninth round.
"He did what he was supposed to do. He looks strong as ever," Canelo said in a recent talk with ESPN about the Kazakh win on April 9.
However, the Mexican prefers to focus on his goals at the moment, as he revealed to the media: "The main thing: we talked about the fight against Bivol. I have to win this fight and then we'll see."
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Nonetheless, he still has time to leave a new 'message' to his future rival through his various comments over the past few months: "He's always saying something about me, he's always talking about me".
He also explains why the new fight can be special again: "This fight is special to the public".
While Golovkin's age may be a constraint, his appearance no doubt catches the eye of a Canelo
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