BOXING NEWS - World middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin will fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on May 5 in a 12-round rematch of their epic draw last September, promoters announced on Monday.
No venue was announced for the showdown on the Mexican "Cinco de Maio" holiday between Mexico's Alvarez, 49-1 with two drawn and 34 knockouts, and Kazakstan's unbeaten "Triple G", 37-0 with one draw and 33 knockouts.
The sensational sequel puts Golovkin's World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council crowns up for grabs after judges rendered a split draw.
"This is the fight the world wants. This is the fight boxing deserves," Golovkin said.
"I didn't agree with some of the judges' decisions in the first fight. This time there will be no doubt. I am leaving the ring as the middleweight champion of the world."
The first fight, which attracted a record crowd for an indoor Las Vegas fight, also left Alvarez wanting more.
