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Post by Tom Pearce on Sept 22, 2017 14:33:10 GMT -5
Discussions Reportedly Underway; fight may not happen in Vegas Gennady Golovkin is pursuing Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for a rematch to prove who was the better man on Saturday after their highly-anticipated fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas concluded with an inconclusive split draw. But their potential second clash may not go down in Sin City after all. Sources tell FightNights.com that both sides have begun talking. “Gennady wants a rematch because this [fight] left an unsatisfied taste. Canelo said he won’t fight until May, but we have to see if he wants a rematch,” Tom Loeffler, Golovkin’s promoter, told Sky Sports. Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KO’s) appeared to have won a clear decision, but judge Adelaide Byrd scored the bout 118-110 for Canelo, which may go down in the history books as one of the worst scorecards ever turned in. FightNights.com scored the bout 116-112 for Golovkin. If Loeffler was in charge, Texas and New York are at the top of the echelon. “If there’s a rematch Dallas should be at the top of the lost,” he said. “But Madison Square Garden made an offer [for the first fight] that would have been a record gate for New York.” AT&T Stadium has a seating capacity of 80,000. However, Loeffler believes they could have sold 100,000 tickets. It certainly is possible. The maximum capacity of the stadium with standing room is 105,000 and Canelo-Golovkin II has the potential of filling up approximately 95 percent or more of the venue. But Texas is also no stranger to controversy. This is the state that not only has a history of questionable decisions, but it also has a history of epic failures. For instance, somehow Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. got away with not taking his post-fight drug test following a unanimous decision victory over Marco Antonio Rubio. Under Texas Boxing Commission rules, there can be no more than a 15-pound disparity in weight, yet they violated their own rules by allowing former Olympian Shawn Estrada to fight. He infamously weighed-in at 196 pounds for what was scheduled to be a 172-pound catch-weight bout against Terrance Woods in 2012. Canelo-Golovkin II in Texas would be a massive hit, but it comes with a risk. fightnights.com/2017/09/20/3576/canelo-golovkin-rematch-discussions-reportedly-underway-fight-may-not-happen-in-vegas
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Jan 22, 2018 19:11:07 GMT -5
think the only way boxing is going to allow GGG the win is if he stops him. The Judging in Boxing is so screwed up, it is more of who they want to win before the fight ever starts in most cases.
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Post by searchers on Mar 24, 2018 14:14:35 GMT -5
Canelo Alvarez to have April 10 hearing as Gennady Golovkin rematch in jeopardy The Nevada State Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Canelo Alvarez on Friday due to his two positive tests for the banned substance clenbuterol, commission executive director Bob Bennett told ESPN. The situation puts Alvarez's scheduled rematch with unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin on May 5 (HBO PPV, 8 p.m. ET) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in serious jeopardy. Alvarez will be required to appear at a commission hearing -- either in person or via telephone -- on the issue April 10, less than a month before he is to challenge Golovkin in a heavily anticipated rematch of their controversial draw at the same venue in September. The commission will decide at the hearing whether the fight will go ahead as scheduled. The commission issued the suspension per its regulations in the midst of an investigation after Alvarez twice tested positive for clenbuterol in random urine tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20. Alvarez said the positive tests were from eating contaminated beef, which has been an ongoing problem for athletes from Mexico, where farmers include the substance, which is prohibited in the United States, in cattle feed because it helps reduce fat and increase lean muscle mass. "Mr. Alvarez is temporarily suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his adverse analytical findings, that being clenbuterol, on Feb. 17 and 20," Bennett said in a statement. "A commission hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2018, to hear from Mr. Alvarez." The commission has already required Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), who is now training in San Diego, to undergo more rigorous testing, but at the hearing he will face questioning from the commission about the positive tests. Bennett, a former FBI agent, already interviewed Alvarez in Las Vegas last week as part of the investigation and told ESPN that he has been cooperative, but the commission will have the final say. If Alvarez, the highest-profile boxer ever to test positive for a performance-enhancing drug, can't convince the majority of the five-person panel that his positive tests were because of contaminated meat, he could be suspended for a time between six months and two years. "We respect the Nevada State Athletic Commission's process and will vigorously present Canelo's case throughout," Golden Boy Promotions spokesman Stefan Friedman said in a statement to ESPN. "Over his career, Canelo has tested clean more than 90 times and would never intentionally take a banned substance." Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez and Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler both met with Bennett and commission chairman Anthony Marnell III on Friday in Las Vegas for a status update on the investigation. Bennett told them later Friday about the suspension. During a session with boxing media members Tuesday at his training camp in Big Bear Lake, California, Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) expressed frustration about Alvarez's positive tests but said he still wanted to fight him, though he also accused Alvarez of purposefully cheating and of having used PEDs for their first fight. Alvarez never failed a test related to that bout. "Again with Mexican meat? Come on," Golovkin said Tuesday. "I told you, it's not Mexican meat. This is Canelo. This is his team. This is his promotion. Canelo is cheating. They're using these drugs, and everybody is just trying to pretend it's not happening. "This guy, he knows. This is not his first day in boxing. He proves he gets benefits from everyone and he can get away with it. Check him on a lie detector, and then we can find out everything." Speaking by phone to ESPN later Tuesday, Golovkin added, "I think it is silly to blame the meat because an athlete at this level should not be caught on the meat. I eat Mexican food all the time, and I've never had that problem." If the Nevada commission suspends Alvarez further on April 10, Loeffler said Golovkin still will fight on May 5 at T-Mobile Arena. "GGG is in full training-camp mode right now, and he wants to fight May 5 regardless of what happens," Loeffler told ESPN on Friday night. "The commission did issue the temporary suspension for Canelo, but everything is subject to what happens April 10 at their hearing. On the GGG side, he's fired up. He's on edge for this fight. This fight was really getting red-hot and nearing being sold out after this week. On the GGG side, whenever he can get Canelo in the rematch, he'll fight him. Gennady felt he was wronged [by the decision] the first time. That's where some of those comments came out in the heat of the training camp this week. As soon as he can get him back in the ring, whether it's on May 5 or on a future date, he'll do his best to knock out Canelo. The respect he had for him in the first fight is out the window after this. All the pleasantries are out the window." The cancellation of the fight would be a massive financial hit for all involved. The September fight sold around 1.3 million pay-per-view buys and generated the third-biggest gate in boxing history ($27,059,850), eight-figure paydays for both fighters, millions for the promoters and untold millions for the Las Vegas economy. Loeffler said he felt the commission had done a thorough job with the investigation and whatever it decides is fine by their side. "We definitely respect the commission for their thorough investigation. I have to commend them for what they're doing," Loeffler said. "Canelo has cooperated with them from [what] they've said, and they've subjected him to numerous tests since the failed tests. Whatever the commission does, Gennady would still fight May 5 if Canelo is out. "If for some reason it's not against Canelo, we'll figure out the best course of action at that time, but he is training to fight May 5. We'd look at [middleweight titlist] Billy Joe Saunders or anyone else who makes sense. Hopefully, it's Canelo. If not, we will weigh the options and meet with HBO and the people from the MGM [owner of T-Mobile Arena]." www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/22889219/canelo-alvarez-temporarily-suspended-nevada-state-athletic-commission
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Post by Gant fan on Mar 30, 2018 15:27:52 GMT -5
Alvarez’s scheduled rematch vs. GGG on May 5 is in trouble Alverez failed test.
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Post by grahamcracker on Mar 31, 2018 19:20:36 GMT -5
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has completed its investigation into Canelo Alvarez's two failed drug tests and will file an official complaint against the boxer.
Alvarez will be required to appear at a commission hearing -- either in person or via telephone -- on the matter April 18. The meeting was initially slated for April 10, but has since been pushed back a week.
According to MMA Fighting, the first source to report the story, a planned hearing Friday to extend Canelo's temporary suspension was canceled.
“After completing my investigation, I made the determination to file a complaint against Mr. Alvarez and set the matter for a disciplinary hearing during the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting on April 18th,” NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett said in a statement “Therefore, I am cancelling the hearing that was scheduled for Friday, March 30th.”
"Alvarez's utilization, ingestion and/or consumption of clenbuterol, whether intentional or not, constitutes an anti-doping violation. By his administration or use of clenbuterol, and/or by allowing clenbuterol to enter his system, Alvarez engaged in conduct that reflected discredit to unarmed combat and he is guilty of foul or unsportsmanlike conduct that was detrimental to a contest," one of the lines of the eight-page complaint states.
Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KO's), 27, the lineal 160-pound champion, tested positive for trace amounts of the banned substance clenbuterol in random urine tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20 in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. As a result, he was temporarily suspended by the commission.
Alvarez has denied knowingly taking the prohibited substance and blamed the positive tests on contaminated beef, which has been an issue in Mexico for years.
Canelo is still slated to face Gennady Golovkin on May 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but it appears more and more likely that the bout will be canceled.
The two superstars fought to a controversial split draw Sept. 16., with most ringside observers viewing the 35-year-old Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KO's) as the winner.
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Post by tac10 on Apr 3, 2018 18:28:55 GMT -5
Canelo-Golovkin fight cancelled (Yahoo)
Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez announced Tuesday that the hotly anticipated rematch for the middleweight title between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has been canceled as a result of Alvarez’s two failed drug tests on Feb. 17 and Feb. 21.
Gomez said “it was extremely unlikely to get resolved” soon enough to allow the fight to go on as scheduled on May 5 so Alvarez opted to withdraw from the rematch. Alvarez has an April 18 date in front of the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Alvarez tested positive for the banned anabolic agent, Clenbuterol. He denied intentionally cheating, and blamed the failed tests on eating contaminated meat in his native Mexico. He was at his home in Guadalajara at the time of the tests.
“I have always been a clean fighter and I always will be a clean fighter,” Alvarez said Tuesday at a news conference in Los Angeles. “I want to prove without a doubt that I have never intentionally ingested Clenbuterol. I have nothing to hide and I want to be open and transparent through this process. …. I have never taken illegal substances and this is no different.”
Golovkin is expected to fight a replacement for Alvarez on pay-per-view on May 5, but nothing has been finalized as of yet.
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Post by grahamcracker on Apr 18, 2018 16:00:22 GMT -5
Nevada commission suspends Canelo Alvarez 6 months for failed drug tests Yahoo Sports Kevin Iole,Yahoo Sports 3 hours ago
Canelo Alvarez got off about as easily as he could have hoped for on Wednesday when he accepted a six-month suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission for two drug test failures in February.
Alvarez was forced to pull out of his May 5 mega-fight with Gennady Golovkin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as a result of the test failures, which came while he was at home in Guadalajara, Mexico. Golovkin will instead face Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, on HBO.
Alvarez was given a one-year suspension for testing positive for the banned anabolic agent Clenbuterol, but it was reduced to six months per Nevada regulations because Alvarez fully cooperated with the Nevada investigation.
Alvarez, who did not attend the hearing, claimed he did not knowingly cheat and blamed meat contamination. The suspension is retroactive to Feb. 17, the date of the first positive test, so Alvarez can return to competition in August. That means that he could still fight Golovkin on Sept. 15, Mexican Independence Day weekend, when a major boxing match is often held in Las Vegas.
There was no fine, given Alvarez had no purse.
Nevada’s regulations differ from other states and don’t require the presence of the banned substance to result from intentional use. Just the presence of the substance in his system in Nevada guaranteed he would face discipline.
There is no reliable test for Clenbuterol on the market that can discriminate between intentional usage and inadvertent usage caused by eating contaminated meat.
Francisco Vargas was permitted to fight Orlando Salido in California on June 4, 2016, despite testing positive for Clenbuterol, because California regulators believed his claim of having eaten contaminated meat and because he passed a series of tests prior to the fight.
The problem with that, though, is that if it is a case of intentional use, the athlete will have already gotten the benefit of the illegal substance and then be able to compete without facing a penalty.
Nevada will require Alvarez to submit to drug-testing if he fights again in the state, but regulators across the country need to examine their rules to tighten them, if needed, to require random testing from the date of a suspension.
Given Alvarez has no fight scheduled in Nevada, he is no longer under its jurisdiction and it cannot randomly test him without his consent. However, if Alvarez enrolls in the WBC Clean Boxer program, which is required of all WBC champions and fighters ranked in its top 15, he would be required to be randomly tested given he has had a positive test.
Not being able to test a fighter during a suspension could allow a fighter who was of a mind to take performance-enhancing drugs during the penalty period with little risk.
Steroids are known to speed healing. If a suspended fighter has an injury, he/she could theoretically use a steroid to aid with the healing process and get himself/herself back in the gym during a suspension during a period in which regulations wouldn’t allow for testing.
The risks in boxing are great without fighters being enhanced artificially beyond their limits. This is a loophole that needs to be closed wherever it exists, as quickly as possible.
Alvarez may well not have intended to cheat, but that doesn’t preclude someone in the future finding himself/herself in the same situation and opting to take artificial assistance.
No one wants to see an innocent fighter’s career ruined because he ate a contaminated steak. That would be grossly unfair and not in the spirit of the regulations.
But because so many fighters do cheat, those who are and always have been clean face burdens they shouldn’t otherwise have to face. Alvarez lost a mega-payday that would have been well in excess of $20 million, and if he is telling the truth and the positive tests came from eating contaminated meat, it is a high price to pay.
The problem, though, is the flip side. Because so many cheat, regulations need to be as strict as possible. It’s literally life or death in the fight game.
Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes Alvarez, released a statement following the suspension:
“As we have maintained all along, the trace amounts of clenbuterol found in Canelo’s system in February came from meat contamination, and we provided the Nevada State Athletic Commission with a great deal of evidence to support those facts. Although most professional sports, international anti-doping agencies and United States boxing commissions treat meat contamination differently from other positive tests, Nevada does not. Canelo and Golden Boy Promotions respect the rules of Nevada and are therefore satisfied with the settlement agreement reached today.
“Canelo looks forward to returning to the ring in September for Mexican Independence Day weekend to represent Mexico and boxing in what will be the sport’s biggest event of the year. He is ready to continue his remarkable record of fighting at the highest level.”
Hopefully, Alvarez will submit to random testing as soon as possible both to set an example for his peers as well as to give the public – and Golovkin – some level of confidence that they’re competing on an even playing field.
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Post by Tom Pearce on Apr 28, 2018 23:51:37 GMT -5
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Gennady Golovkin
IBF WBA WBC World Middleweight Title / 12RDS
Sat, May 05 2018
11pm ET HBO
Martirosyan Gennady Golovkin 36 Wins 37 3 Lost 0 21 KOs 33 1 Draws 1 40 Total Bouts 38 53% KO% 87% 6'0" Height 5'10" 29" Reach 70" Orthodox Stance Orthodox Abovyan, Armenia Nationality Karaganda, Kazakhstan May 1st, 1986 Date of Birth April 8th, 1982
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Post by tac10 on Apr 30, 2018 18:24:18 GMT -5
This coming Saturday.
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Post by 221dayton on May 6, 2018 12:06:06 GMT -5
Golovkin makes short work of Martirosyan with 2nd round KO
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Gennady Golovkin said his second-round knockout of Vanes Martirosyan wasn't intended to send a message to Canelo Alvarez.
Instead, it was the last-minute replacement for Alvarez who verbally tagged the Mexican superstar on Cinco de Mayo.
''I see why he's eating that kind of meat. I see why he's trying to get that extra edge,'' said Martirosyan, referencing Alvarez's failed drug test in March.
Golovkin won his 20th consecutive middleweight title defense by sending Martirosyan down at 1:53 of the second round on Saturday night.
Showing he has not lost any of his devastating power after his previous two fights ended in decisions, Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) tied Bernard Hopkins' record for middleweight title defenses with staggering fury.
After being tagged with a strong three-punch combination from Martirosyan (36-4-1) late in the first round, Golovkin responded with a devastating charge in the second. He started the eight-punch onslaught with a short left and pounced on the damaged Martirosyan, finally dropping him with two powerful lefts.
Martirosyan compared the sequence to being hit by a truck immediately after the fight, then likened Golovkin's punches to being hit by a train in the press conference.
''Every punch was the same power and that surprised me,'' Martirosyan said. ''Thirty-six years old, and he's still fighting like that. He is the real deal.''
The fight came together in hectic fashion after Golovkin's rematch with Alavarez fell apart. Golovkin and Alvarez fought to a draw last September and were set to meet again in Las Vegas on the Mexican holiday before Alvarez was suspended for six months by the Nevada Athletic Commission in April after testing positive for clenbuterol.
Alvarez has blamed the positive test on tainted Mexican beef, which led to Martirosyan's quip.
With the lucrative fight against Alvarez scuttled until this fall at the earliest, Golovkin was eventually able to put together a replacement bout in Southern California, where he built up a strong following with a series of title defenses at StubHub Center and the Forum. Despite short notice and a modest card, Golovkin drew a crowd of 7,837 and the biggest gate receipts for boxing at StubHub Center.
Golovkin made it worth their while, making an extended entrance by parading around the converted tennis court to the riff from the White Stripes' ''Seven Nation Army.''
The card also featured the first women's fight on HBO in the cable network's 45-year history of broadcasting boxing, as undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (33-0) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision over Kali Reis (13-7-1).
Braekhus won 97-92, 96-93 and 96-93 on the three scorecards despite being knocked down to one knee by a hard right from Reis in the seventh round. Reis nearly dropped Braekhus again in the eighth with another hard right, and the crowd booed when the result was announced after Reis' late charge.
UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was in attendance and confirmed her interest in boxing against Braekhus, adding to a night where it was hard not to focus on the specter of fights that could have been and could still happen.
Focus on a rematch with Alvarez returned to the forefront immediately after Golovkin leveled Martirosyan.
Golovkin said after the fight he would take on all comers, including Alvarez. His attitude did not change in the subsequent press conference.
''Everybody want second fight, second step. Of course, I want to,'' Golovkin said. ''It's very important for me and boxing people, for everything. Just I'm ready. Let's do it. September.''
Besides his joke, Martirosyan had a prediction for how a second Golovkin-Alvarez fight might play out, especially if Alvarez feels the pressure to meet the demanding standards of Mexican boxing fans and go toe-to-toe with Golovkin after being responsible for the fight being scuttled in May.
''I think if Canelo stayed in front of Gennady, he would get knocked out cold,'' Martirosyan said.
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Post by anthonysmith on Sept 10, 2018 9:43:48 GMT -5
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Sept 12, 2018 22:11:41 GMT -5
They have Canelo favored in this fight. That tells me the experts expect it to go to the end, where the judges will give it to Canelo.
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Post by 221dayton on Sept 13, 2018 11:05:46 GMT -5
GGG looking for a win ... and a little bit of boxing history
Gennady Golovkin is looking for a double celebration on Saturday: Defeat Canelo Alvarez and break Bernard Hopkins' record of 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses. And Hopkins, Canelo's promoter, won't be rooting for GGG. -- Dan Rafael
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Post by VAisforRacers on Sept 17, 2018 8:59:55 GMT -5
They have Canelo favored in this fight. That tells me the experts expect it to go to the end, where the judges will give it to Canelo. You called that one.
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Post by searchers on Sept 22, 2018 17:38:57 GMT -5
The fight is repeated on HBO tonight Sat Sept. 22nd.
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