The declaration of the Canelo Alvarez versus Gennady Golovkin rematch for the middleweight title on May 5 couldn't have come at a superior time for HBO.
HBO is falling off a bleak end of the week with a couple of battles including title holders going up against periphery contenders. Jorge Linares confronted Mercito Gesta in the co-primary and won a dull, 12-round consistent choice to hold his WBA lightweight title, while Lucas Matthysse won an auxiliary 147-pound title by eighth-round knockout over Tewa Kiram in a completely awful undertaking.
Brilliant Boy Promotions promoted the occasion, however set aside that Nyquil, in light of the fact that they are compensating for it with the declaration of the most expected battle of the year - the session that the fans merit.
Golovkin held his middleweight title in a very questionable split draw amid their first gathering on Sept. 16. What had been an executioner air in the field, immediately swung to boos, and harsh Tecate.
Judge Adalaide Byrd scored it 118-110 for Canelo, which has turned into a mainstream slogan for sketchy choices. Dave Moretti gave the edge to Golovkin with a 115-113, while Don Trella had it 114-114.
In spite of the fact that the main battle drew a sold-out horde of 22,358 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it was not the Fight of the Year hopeful that numerous imagined. Yet, all things considered, it was as yet a decent battle, and truly outstanding of the year.
The T-Mobile is as yet the doubtlessly setting, yet it's not official yet. Madison Square Garden in New York is as yet a probability, and in addition AT&T Stadium in Dallas, and different areas in the territory of Texas.
12 rounds was insufficient and with the two warriors as of now experiencing what the other can do, expect more animosity in the continuation.
2017 was a pennant year for boxing, and notwithstanding a hiccup to kickoff the new year, HBO is in line to hit a grand slam on Cinco De Mayo.