In the end, unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez worked out an agreement on Wednesday for their much-anticipated rematch on Sept. 15 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but it was a wild day getting it across the finish line.
Two hours after the Golden Boy Promotions-imposed 12 p.m. PT deadline for Golovkin to accept an improved offer under which Alvarez would get the lion's share of a 57½-42½ revenue split came and went with Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya telling ESPN "there is no fight," the sides came up with last-ditch idea that convinced GGG to accept the terms.