Just three weeks ago the world went crazy with the Mayweather vs. McGregor event, a fight that broke records of Pay-Per-View and had unprecedented media coverage, an MMA champion stepped in the ring with a former boxing champion, an event that was perfectly marketed and sold not just as a sporting event but as entertainment for the masses, a “circus” many called it.

Now, three weeks later we are at the doors of a truly great boxing match, two of the best boxers today will be facing each other Saturday, September 16 at the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, coverage of this event is nothing compared to that of Mayweather-McGregor, but the Canelo vs Golovkin event is one no sports fan should miss.

Gennady Golovkin is a native of Kazakhstan, he is undefeated with 37 professional fights out of which 33 have been finished by KO, he is the holder of the World Middleweight Belts for the WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO; at 35 years of age it is hard for Triple G to find an opponent that wants to fight him as he is known for his punching power, discipline and determination; the fight with Mexican Canelo Alvarez was long awaited.

The Mexican idol at age 27 has 49 professional wins,34 by KO; 1 loss and 1 draw, the only loss of his career came at the hands of none other than Floyd Mayweather Jr. Canelo who was criticized for a long time for not taking on strong opponents has improved his boxing game with the years, has gained experienced and has taken on big names in the sport, earning respect as an athlete and boxer.

Choosing a winner out of these two fighters proves complicated, odds at this time have GGG as a slight favorite at -155; most people are betting this fight will end by KO, but will it be Golovkin tasting defeat for the first time, or Canelo who will add a second loss to his record? The only thing we know for sure is that this fight promises to be a slugfest.

This fight is lacking a lot of the pre-fight entertainment and buzz we had some weeks back, these two fighters are no trash talkers, they are disciplined and gentlemen, they have both proved they can give and take a punch, this is probably the biggest and most important fight of Golovkin’s career, he is putting all his belts on the line against a very tough opponent, this is the real deal, so don’t miss the fight this Saturday, if you are in Costa Rica, you can catch the fight in cable in SPACE channel (Combate Space) with the undercard fights starting at 7p.m. local time.