WBA won’t slow potential Alvarez-Golovkin bout

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Even the sanctioning bodies are getting out of the way of a possible juggernaut fight between middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin, who has two belts but is also Alvarez’s mandatory challenger by virtue of the interim title he holds.

WBA president Gilberto Mendoza Jr. said on Wednesday that his organization will not stand in the way of an Alvarez-Golovkin fight, easily the biggest the sport has to offer besides a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao rematch.

“The WBA will not interfere in the Golovkin-Canelo negotiations because that is the fight the fans want,” Mendoza said. “However, should they not reach an agreement, [the] WBA mandatory fight for Golovkin will be against [Daniel] Jacobs.”

Golovkin holds the WBA’s so-called “super” title while Jacobs (31-1, 28 KOs) is the “regular” titleholder and, therefore, a Golovkin mandatory challenger. But Mendoza will back off making that order until he sees what happens with the Alvarez-Golovkin bout, which, if it is made, would take place on Sept. 17 at a venue to be determined.

Canelo Alvarez stopped Amir Khan with a massive right hand to the chin in the sixth round and retained his 160-pound world title, setting the stage for a possible showdown against Gennady Golovkin. John Locher/AP Photo

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