Immediately after a bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Oscar De La Hoya announced a scheduled middleweight fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. The highly-anticipated matchup is expected to set a record number of Pay Per View buys.
A venue for the Sept. 16, 2017 championship fight has not yet been selected, as De La Hoya has met with multiple representatives in recent weeks. Among them was Los Angeles Dodgers part owner Magic Johnson.
He proposed Dodger Stadium as a potential host for the Canelo-Golovkin bout. While De La Hoya lauded Johnson for submitting a strong presentation, the CEO of Golden Boy promotions recently indicated Dodger Stadium is no longer under consideration, via Fight Hub TV:
“It’s between Dallas and Las Vegas.