Golovkin: Canelo trilogy possible but nothing has changed

Golovkin
and
Canelo’s
first
battle
ended
in
a
split-decision
draw
in
September
2017
before
the
Mexican
superstar
contentiously
won
the
rematch
on
points
12
months
later.

There
has
been
plenty
of
talk
about
a
third
fight,
but
it
has
not
yet
come
to
fruition.

Canelo
is
set
to
chase
a
title
in
a
fifth
weight
class
after
the
WBC
approved
his
request
to
challenge
Ilunga
Junior
Makabu
for
the
cruiserweight
championship.

The
31-year-old
made
history
with
a
brutal
11th-round
knockout
of
Caleb
Plant
in
their
blockbuster
unification
showdown
on
November
6
–
becoming
the
first
undisputed
super
middleweight
champion.

Golovkin’s
next
assignment
is
a
fight
with
Ryota
Murata
in
Japan
on
December
29.

The
39-year-old
Kazakh
middleweight
icon
believes
another
fight
with
Canelo
could
happen,
but
is
not
on
the
cards
as
it
stands.

He
told
Sky
Sports:
“This
fight
is
possible.
Theoretically
nothing
has
changed.

“There
are
certain
questions
which
have
been
posed.
They
are
still
open,
they
remain
unanswered.

“We
have
been
discussing
it
but
haven’t
moved
towards
this
fight
for
quite
some
time.
You
are
interested
because
he
beat
all
the
UK
fighters!
But
it
is
of
no
concern
to
me.”

What
Golovkin
is
certain
of
is
that
he
will
not
be
moving
into
a
different
weight
division.

“I
don’t
want
to
entertain
moving
to
a
different
division
unless
there
is
an
offer
on
the
table,”
he
added.

“Imagine
if
I
moved
to
175lbs
[light-heavyweight],
the
number
of
people
calling
me
out
will
increase
by
30
per
cent!

“The
army
of
fighters
who
self-promote
themselves
by
using
my
name
would
only
increase
in
number.”