Everything you need to know about Canelo vs. GGG 2
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Get ready for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Gennady "GGG" Golovkin 2 for the unified middleweight championship with this comprehensive preview package.
How to watch
- When: Saturday, Sept. 15
- Time: 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT
- Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV: Pay-per-view (HBO)
- Cable providers: Cox, DirecTV, Dish, Optimum, Spectrum, U-verse, Verizon Fios, Xfinity, Frontier Communications, SuddenLink, Mediacom Xtream
- Stream: Fite TV
Undercard
| Boxer | Boxer | Weight Class | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Munguia | Brandon "Bad Boy" Cook | Jr. Middleweight | WBO Jr. Middleweight title |
| David Lemieux | Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan | Middleweight | N/A |
| Roman "Chocolatit" Gonzalez | Moises "Moy" Fuentes | Super Flyweight | N/A |
Odds
Golovkin -155 / Alvarez +135
Related: Canelo-Golovkin Betting Report
Tale of the Tape
| Boxer | Saul "Canelo" Alvarez | Gennady "GGG" Golovkin |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 49-1-2 (34 KOs) | 38-0-1 (34 KOs) |
| Country | Mexico | Kazakhstan |
| Age | 28 | 36 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Height | 5-foot-9 | 5-foot-10 1/2 |
| Reach | 70.5 inches | 70 inches |
Referee: Benjy Esteves Jr.
Judges: Dave Moretti, Steve Weisfeld, and Glenn Feldman
Official Weigh-in
Canelo vs. GGG 1 (Sept. 2017)
What others are saying
Analysis
- Gennady Golokin-Canelo Alvarez II has all the ingredients for an all-action fight (via ESPN's Nick Parkinson)
- Breakdown: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 fight preview and prediction (via Bloody Elbow's Fraser Coffeen)
- Boxing reporters make predictions for 'Canelo,' GGG rematch (via Las Vegas Review-Journal's Gilbert Manzano)
- Canelo vs. GGG 2: Liam Smith and Martin Murray analyze each boxer (via Sporting News' Chris Walker)
- Stephen A. Smith and Teddy Atlas give predictions for the Canelo vs. GGG rematch (video) (via ESPN)
Features
- How we got here: Canelo-GGG II has all the makings of an instant classic (via Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole)
- Alvarez and Golovkin promise knockout of a fight (via The Associated Press)
- A year later, Golovkin, Alvarez meet with bad intentions (via The Associated Press)
- Canelo's legacy, for better or worse, is on the line in rematch with GGG (via Yahoo Sports' Chris Mannix)
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