:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/DUVK3EYXXFCRFAOMBX2BRL6VWY.jpg)
Canelo Álvarez, a super-middleweight world champion, will face Kazakhstan's Guennadiy Golovkin this Saturday in Las Vegas to settle their unfinished business with punches, after two previous spectacular fights. The Mexican, with 57 wins, 39 by knockout, two defeats, and a couple of draws, will go out to prove that he is in the best moment of his career, despite having lost in May to Russian Dmitrii Bivol in a light-heavyweight fight.
The "Canelo" had a training camp in San Diego where he focused on physical preparation and strategy, analyzing the two previous encounters with Guennadiy, which ended with a victory for the Mexican and a draw.
"My goal is to finish this fight before the 12 rounds, but I know I have a great opponent in front of me, a strong and intelligent one," said Saúl at the pre-fight press conference, hours after his coach acknowledged that it will be a tough fight because, at 40 years old, Golovkin maintains his powerful punch and is in shape.
On the other hand, with 42 victories, a draw, and one defeat, the formidable Golovkin is one of the great boxers of this century, and there are expectations for the fight because there is a great rivalry between the two, including verbal offenses in the weeks leading up to the fight.
Discover the belt that the winner will take
One of the most curious things about the fight is the belt that the winner will take, which has been named "Guerrero Jaguar Zapoteca" and carries representative elements of Mexico. This work was made by the artist Alejandro Murat.
The belt features many details and was hand-embroidered by artisans from Oaxaca, who put all their talent and creativity into this element. In addition, the complete design represents the heart of Mexican boxers in the ring.
This is the belt for the winner of Canelo vs. Golovkin
:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/J2TEE6P2W5CNZB5PFTK4F7Y24U.jpg)