Gennady Golovkinachieved a victorious come back to the ring after a long absence by stopping and dethroning Ryota Murata in Saitama, Japan. He captured the WBA World Middleweight title and added it to the IBF one he already had, but this was not his only conquest. He also landed a clean blow to Canelo Alvarez by spoiling an ambitious plan he had in case GGG failed on his return to professional activity.
From Alvarez’s camp, several messages were pointing outthat the Kazakh may have already lived his best years in boxing. At 40 years, the natural scenario is to have a decline in the physical condition, a key aspect to compete in the elite boxing.
However, Gennady Golovkin proved his detractors, and Canelo Team, that he still has the power to start fires in the ring. He solved the complicated test that Ryota Murata represented to him. Aftercomplicated earlier rounds,GGG accomplished to control the fight with his poisonous blows. The result, Murata was destroyed with a solid right hand to the head in the ninth round and could not continue. Golovkin is on his way to Canelo Alvarez.
The Canelo Alvarez’s plan that Golovkin spoiled after defeating Ryota Murata
In an interview for ESPN show A los Golpes, Eddy Reynoso, Canelo Alvarez lifelong trainer and now manager, shared that they already had a veryambitious plan to execute in case Gennady Golovkin could not be able to win in Japan.
Just in last November, Canelo became the very first Undisputed Super middleweight World Champion in boxing’s history. The sensation of having all the belts of a division pleased Alvarez and his team that much that their next move was to search a Unification Light heavyweight clash against the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jrfight, likely to happen in June.
“We have some clauses in case Saul does not go against Golovkin.There could be a cut, an injury, an accident, etc. Then, if we win in May, we could have the doors open to make a fight against the winner of Beterbiev and Smith. We have a good relationship with Bob Arum, and it’s a fight that I think will happen sooner or later.“, stated Eddy Reynoso.
Artur Beterbiev is a fierce Light heavyweight Champion. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Both Beterbiev and Smith Jr. would have represented a tremendous challenge for Canelo Alvarez. The Russian is an authentic monster as his professional record tells, 17-0-0, 17 KOs. He is the current WBC and IBF World Light heavyweight Champion. And the latter is an experienced fighter with high stamina and power that can make anyone’s life difficult. He is the reigning WBO World 175 pound King with a 28-3-0, 22 KOs.
Nevertheless, with Golovkin ready to clash with Canelo Alvarez in September, it is now the Mexican superstarhimself the one who has to overcome a tough challenge in May to be in conditions to concrete the anticipated trilogy fight against the Kazakh: the WBA World Light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol, a Russian undefeated and skilled fighter.
