The good news for boxing fans is that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will be fighting in September. The bad news is that they're not fighting each other, and don't figure to do so for at least a year. While Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) is fighting IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) on September 10th in London, Canelo (47-1-1, 33 KOs) is returning to junior middleweight (154 lbs) for a championship bout against WBO titleholder Liam Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs), who has never fought outside of the United Kingdom before.
While no venue has been officially announced for Canelo vs.