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Mexican four-division world champion Canelo Alvarez has potentially found his next opponent in the Brit Callum Smith. They will collide in-ring on September 12. Though the bout is not yet official, DAZN matchmakers are seemingly on the verge of materializing the contest. Other than Callum, Canelo was linked with several other names. However, the undefeated Callum Smith appears to be the frontrunner, reportedly bagging an offer of $6 million to face Alvarez next.

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While Callum vs Canelo continues to raise eyebrows for obvious reasons, the Mexican ‘Golden boy’ might have just found another opponent for his upcoming journey. Reports suggest that Canelo and Gennady Golovkin are possibly being staged for their trilogy bout soon. Although no dates have been revealed yet, the possible trilogy fight has excited the fans already.

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Where does Canelo Alvarez go from here?

Canelo Alvarez has got plenty of people to fight at this point. While Callum Smith is already a valid contender on the line, GGG is another arch-rival to step garner attention from fans. No wonder fans hailed the Canelo vs GGG fights as two of the greatest bouts in the history of the sport. Moreover, the results of the matchup have made the trilogy bout ‘super necessary’.

The original contest ended in a controversial draw. However, Canelo stunned everyone in the re-match. After a complete battle, Canelo won the re-match via majority decision. Although it was a close contest, Canelo still outpointed his rival several times, notching one of the biggest wins of his career.

It was GGG’s only loss in the professional career, and he will look for redemption in the trilogy contest. As per reports of Athletic, the trilogy bout is on the verge of being materialized soon. Despite no official statement, Athletic cited that DAZN is looking forward to set up Canelo ad GGG after the Mexican gets done with one more fight.

How can the third fight look like?

GGG vs Canelo 3 will be one of the biggest fights for the sport, drawing massive PPV sales. Further, it will be an equally important fight for the respective division. After the controversial draw in the first fight, Canelo now holds the upper hand over GGG with a win in the second fight. The trilogy bout will place a precious opportunity for GGG to level up the scoreboard once again. Well, if happened Canelo can notch the win again too.

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In the first two contests, both the men went to the distance. Thus, it’s tough to predict whether one of them would finish the other in the trilogy bout or not. However, GGG and Canelo hold massive power in their jab and if landed clean, they can make anyone hit the canvas.

After losing against Canelo, GGG has bounced back to the win column with two back-to-back victories against Steve Rolls and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Thus, it won’t be shocking if he manages to avenge the loss against Canelo in the third fight. However, it is still way early to say so.

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Source: The Athletic