Canelo And Golovkin Fight Has A New Date

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The expected second fight between Saúl Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin already has a new date, after the controversy that generated the cancellation of the event on May 5 over the doping case of the Mexican boxer.

Saturday, September 15, was the day chosen by both parties to carry out the combat. The two boxers will see each other's faces again after the remembered fight that ended in a draw in 2017.

The news was revealed through the social networks of Canelo's promoter, Oscar de la Hoya, who on his Twitter account shared the news with all the followers who have been waiting.

The rematch between the Mexican and the Kazakh had to be canceled last May since the Nevada Athletic Commission imposed a 6-month sanction on Canelo for having tested positive for a doping test.

The sports body determined that after tests carried out on Álvarez in February, traces of a substance known as Clenbuterol were discovered, which helps athletes reduce fat and is prohibited by anti-doping agencies.

"I am an athlete who respects sport and this surprises me and bothers me because it had never happened to me," Canelo said in a statement when his positive was revealed.

"I will submit to all the tests that are required to clarify this shameful situation and I trust that in the end the truth will prevail," said the boxer, who also assured in his defense that the results could have been caused by the consumption of meat. contaminated in Mexico.