22:56, 22 February 2018 | GMT +6
Golovkin vs Canelo fight venue revealed
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The fight between Gennady ‘GGG' Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo' Alvarez will be held in Las Vegas, Sportinform cites ex-member of the Kazakh Majilis Mukhtar Tinikeyev.
"Hurrah!!! Gennady just called me and said that the city to host the May 5 fight has been announced - it will be LAS VEGAS!" Mukhtar Tinikeyev posted on Facebook.
It is to be recalled that holder of the WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight titles Gennady Golovkin and ex-champion Saul Alvarez will face each other in a rematch on May 5.
The first match between Golovkin and Alvarez took place on September 16 last year and ended in a controversial draw. Since that moment, the teams of the boxers have negotiated on a rematch.