Gennady Golovkin will make his Las Vegas boxing debut when he meets Canelo Alvarez in a middleweight title mega fight that is set to be the richest bout since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao clashed two years ago.
Promoters announced on Monday that the much-anticipated September 16 fight between Golovkin and Alvarez will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.
The arena won out over AT&T Stadium in Dallas and Madison Square Garden in New York, who also bid for the bout.
Golovkin, a knockout artist from Kazakhstan who hasn't lost in 37 fights, will defend his middleweight titles against Alvarez, the red-head who is the biggest boxing star in Mexico.
Alvarez, whose only loss was at the hands of Mayweather, is coming off a lopsided win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr last month in Las Vegas.
Golovkin (37-0, 33 knockouts) has been established as a clear favourite over Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 knockouts).
Alvarez is a former welterweight and super welterweight champion who moved up to a catch weight of 164 pounds for his fight against Chavez.
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