Three-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and two-time middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin have agreed to financial terms on a third fight, sources familiar with the negotiations told SI.com.
A showdown between two of boxing’s biggest stars is being penciled in for September and will stream on DAZN.
A third fight is widely viewed as the rubber match between Canelo and Golovkin. In September, 2017, the two middleweights battled to a hotly disputed draw, with most ringside observers believing Golovkin deserved the nod. A year later, Alvarez won a close decision, handing Golovkin his first career defeat.
The bad blood between the two extends beyond the ring.