A hotly anticipated rematch between middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will be held on 5 May at a location yet to be determined, fight promoters said on Monday.
Their previous fight on 16 September in Las Vegas ended in a controversial draw when Kazakhstan’s Golovkin and Mexico’s Alvarez each got the nod from one judge, while the third declared it a draw.
The result was widely deemed unfair on Golovkin, who looked to have done enough to win the fight, and both fighters spoke of their desire to have a rematch immediately after the bout.