Boxers confirmed for Las Vegas boxing match-up

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June 5, 2017 7:21 PM

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions had suggested a range of venues from Dallas to Los Angeles were being considered for the fight.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, pictured in May 2017, will face off against Gennady Golovkin in Las Vegas, in what is considered the most anticipated match of the season

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkins eagerly-awaited middleweight superfight will take place at Las Vegass T-Mobile Arena on September 16, fight promoters confirmed on Monday.

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions had suggested a range of venues from Dallas to Los Angeles were being considered for the fight, one of the most mouthwatering match-ups in years.

However Golden Boy confirmed on Twitter that the fight would be held at the 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

"It's official!!! We're going back to Vegas! T-Mobile Arena will host the Fight of the year," Golden Boy wrote. "September 16! The fight you've been craving for," the company added.

"Everybody wanted this fight and I nailed it down," De La Hoya later said on ESPN.

De La Hoya, who promotes Mexican star Alvarez, predicted an explosive fight.

"Everybody who wants to go to Vegas, have a great time. Watch a great fight with Triple G (Golovkin) and Canelo. I mean it's going to be a train wreck, let me tell you."

De La Hoya said Golden Boy had received offers from several large-capacity venues, notably the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Texas and baseball's Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Madison Square Garden in New York had also lobbied for the fight.

However it was Las Vegas's record as a party destination that swung the deal towards the T-Mobile Arena.

"Ultimately the entertainment factor (was key)," De La Hoya said. "People want to go to parties after the fight. You want to stage the pre-fight parties, the weigh-in."

The hard-hitting Kazakh Golovkin (37-0, 33 knockouts) is widely seen as the favourite against Alvarez, who is 49-1-1 with 34 knockouts.

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