Canelo Alvarez v Sergiy Derevyanchenko

[Master]

Canelo Alvarez reportedly closing in on fight with Ukrainian mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Canelo Alvarez vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko is reportedly now being finalised for Canelo’s next fight.

The unified middleweight champion was in talks to move up and challenge Sergey Kovalev for his light-heavyweight crown, but that bout could not be made and so he will instead defend against the mandatory challenger.

The stumbling block for this was initially the fact that Canelo’s US broadcaster DAZN were reluctant to approve little-known Derevyanchenko as an opponent for their star man, however according to ESPN, they have now done so.

It’s understood that the potential dates are October 19 and October 26 – with Canelo having already moved off his traditional September date for this year.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission Calendar has a listing which reveals promoters Golden Boy have reserved the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for October 26.



33-year-old Ukrainian Derevyanchenko is 13-1 (10 KOs).

His only defeat came in a close fight with Daniel Jacobs – who Canelo beat in May – for the vacant IBF belt last year.

He has since worked his way back into the mandatory position with a win over Jack Culcay and is now ready for a second shot at the world title.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/5...erevyanchenko/

[powerpuncher]

I can’t really complain about this fight. It’s a solid fight off of the Jacobs fight.

[Ron Swanson]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

[Spicoli]

Decent enough fight but can see Dazn being lukewarm with Canelo only in a position to one up the win that Jacobs already handed Derevyanchenko. Cross promotions forced a bit to work together, not all bad.

[Ron Swanson]

Decent enough fight but can see Dazn being lukewarm with Canelo only in a position to one up the win that Jacobs already handed Derevyanchenko. Cross promotions forced a bit to work together, not all bad.

That and DAZN is slated to lose 1.4 billion dollars the next couple years so their eagerness to make the largest fights is understandable. The US isn’t buying and ESPN+ is killing them. They need Canelo to get subscribers, who else will?

[Spicoli]

Decent enough fight but can see Dazn being lukewarm with Canelo only in a position to one up the win that Jacobs already handed Derevyanchenko. Cross promotions forced a bit to work together, not all bad.

That and DAZN is slated to lose 1.4 billion dollars the next couple years so their eagerness to make the largest fights is understandable. The US isn’t buying and ESPN+ is killing them. They need Canelo to get subscribers, who else will?

I signed up in Oct-Nov but they lost me as a regular since with jacked up prices and terrible streaming quality at least locally last few cards. They don't appear to have a vision beyond short term profit. And with their singular cash cow and Oscar so far up their arse..for now, that could come back to haunt them.

[TIC]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

[powerpuncher]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

Why is it so hard for Canelo to make a fight? Literally anybody will fight him

[Baal]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

Why is it so hard for Canelo to make a fight? Literally anybody will fight him

Is it related to the IBF weight limit on the second day?

[Master]

Canelo STRIPPED of his IBF world title as Oscar De La Hoya fumes

Canelo Alvarez has been stripped of the IBF middleweight world title after failing to reach an agreement with his mandatory challenger.

The Mexican sensation unified his WBC and WBA 'Super' world titles with the IBF by outpointing Daniel Jacobs in an entertaining clash back in May.

Canelo was ordered to fulfil his obligations as the IBF champion and fight the governing body's No 1 ranked fighter*Sergiy Derevyanchenko in his next bout, but the two parties failed to strike a deal despite extensions being made to the deadline.

The middleweight champion's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, described the IBF's decision to take the title off him as 'an insult to boxing' in a tempered tirade against the organisation in which he also vowed to take legal action.*

The Golden Boy promoter said: 'We are extremely disappointed at the IBF for forcing the world's best fighter to relinquish his world title. We have been in serious negotiations with Sergiy Derevyanchenko's promoter.*

'We offered his team an unprecedented*amount of money for a fighter of his limited stature and limited popularity, but the truth is that I'm now certain they never had any intention of making a deal. But instead they wanted to force us to relinquish Canelo's belt.*

'This is an insult to boxing and more*importantly an insult to the boxing fans of the world. This decision validates already existing concerns about the credibility of the IBF championship.*

'Canelo inherited a mandatory challenger by defeating Daniel Jacobs, the man who beat Derevyanchenko, so to strip him of his title without giving him enough time to make the best fight possible is truly what is wrong with
boxing, and I plan to aggressively consider all legal actions possible.'

Canelo is*now expected to begin negotiations with WBO title holder Demetrius Andrade over a possible unification fight with a blockbuster showdown against Sergey Kovalev off the cards after the*Russian opted to go ahead with his planned title defence against Britain's Anthony Yarde on August 24.

Derevyanchenko, meanwhile,*is set to sign a deal to fight former unified champion Gennady Golovkin for the*now-vacant IBF title later this year.

https://www.msn.com/g00/en-gb/sport/...c.encReferrer=

[Ron Swanson]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

Why is it so hard for Canelo to make a fight? Literally anybody will fight him

I think everyone wants F you money rather than simply a career high payday.

[TitoFan]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

Why is it so hard for Canelo to make a fight? Literally anybody will fight him

I think everyone wants F you money rather than simply a career high payday.

I guess that's one way to look at it.

Another is that Team Canelo has moved from "letting fights marinate" to using money offers to shoo away potentially dangerous opponents.

[powerpuncher]

Seems to be lining up all the opponents GGG should have fought when he was fighting Alvarez. Will we get GGG vs Dennis Hogan on the undercard?

sounds like the fight is dead and canelo has been stripped. ggg vs sergey for the ibf around october. team canelo now talking andrade unification

Why is it so hard for Canelo to make a fight? Literally anybody will fight him

I think everyone wants F you money rather than simply a career high payday.

I’ve thought about that but it seems like this is happening to more and more people. I can’t imagine everyone is doing it and it’s not Canelo’s teams fault

[smashup]

Canelos fighting Andrade next

[TitoFan]

Of course he is.