SAUL Canelo Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KO) confirms his willingness to stop Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) duel at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 17.
“That’s my goal. I have to stay focused. If you can stop it, fine. But I’m also ready to fight 12 rounds,” he said. Canelo Alvarez to journalists.
NO PROBLEMS WITH WEIGHT CHANGES
After moving to light heavyweight to fight Dmitry Bivol, Canelo has now returned to middleweight to defend his titles in four of the world’s boxing bodies: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.
The weight loss effort, Canelo said, went well. “I feel better in the super-middle,” he told him.
According to Canelo, not much has changed Gennady Golovkin at the age of 40. Strong, punch resistant and hard hit. “He’s still the same fighter,” Canelo said of Golovkin’s victory over Ryota Murata in April.
DIFFERENCES OF PREPARATION
For this fight, Canelo admits there are some differences regarding the preparation.
Since 2018, before the duel [kedua] with Gennady Golovkin, Canelo said he stopped running due to a knee problem. “For this duel, I run again, three times a week. So I feel better. “
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