For fans hoping to see a third fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, this weekend is a big one. Golovkin is set to take Kamil Szeremeta to his IBF middleweight title on Friday night. On Saturday, Canelo will face Callum Smith for a pair of super-medium belts. A victory for both men could move the boxing world one step closer to the big money trilogy fight.
First of all, however, Golovkin has to deal with his business against Szeremeta, an unannounced majority fighter, who is in this position as a mandatory challenger for Golovkin’s IBF belt. If Golovkin had not agreed to the fight, he would have lost his championship, so this fight is more than the request of the fans. Many expect Golovkin to work easily with Szeremeta – who has only five knockout victories in his career – but Szeremeta is undefeated and faces the opportunity to become one of the most talked about fighters in the sport, if he can get upset. .
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CBS Sports will be with you all the way on Saturday, so. make sure you watch along with the live results and the most important moments below.
Battle book, results
- Gennadiy Golovkin def. Kamil Szeremeta TKO from the seventh round
- Hyun Mi Choi (c) def. Calista Silgado by unanimous decision (97-93, 99-91, 98-92)
- John Ryder def. Michael Guy by unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 96-94)
- Carlos Gongora def. Ali Akhmedov through the 12th round of the TKO
- Reshat Mati def. Dennis Okoth through TKO in the sixth round
GGG vs. Scorecard Szeremeta, live coverage
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Golovkin |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
WHICH |
60 |
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Sheremet |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
51 |