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The decision has been made, the “fight of the year” with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight against Gennady Golovkin aka GGG will take place in Las Vegas on September 16.
The Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya made the announcement today that the T-Mobile Arena will be hosting the fight.

“Everybody wanted this fight, and I nailed it down,” said De La Hoya. “Everybody who wants to go to Vegas, have a great time. Watch a great fight with Triple G and Canelo. I mean it’s going to be a train wreck, let me tell you.”
Golden Boy said that many people wanted to host this fight, including Jerry Jones in Arlington, Dodger Stadium and Madison Square Garden and possible inquiries in Dubai and the United Kingdom too.
“I did receive a crazy amount of money— the offers were just amazing [including] from Madison Square Garden. I was contemplating it,” De La Hoya said. “Obviously, my good friend Jerry Jones wanted this fight. I talked to my great friend Magic Johnson, who wanted to stage the fight at Dodger Stadium, but ultimately the entertainment factor [was key]. People want to go to parties after the fight. You want to stage the pre-fight parties, the weigh-in.”
The MGM Resorts International owns the T-Mobile Arena along with several other casinos too. The Golden Boy’s president Eric Gomez told ESPN that it was, “an incredible pitch and incredible offer.”
“I am thrilled to return to T-Mobile Arena, and to give the fans the best fight that can be made in our sport today,” said Canelo. This makes Canelo’s third fight at the T-Mobile Arena. “I have repeatedly said that I fear no man, and I am now going to prove it by stepping into the ring against GGG. When the final bell rings, everyone will know that  this indeed the Canelo era, and that I am the best fighter in all of boxing.”
The Las Vegas fight will be the first for Golovkin who has fought world wide, but he’s never fought in Las Vegas.
“This is the type of fight I have dreamed of since I became a professional boxer,” Golovkin said. “This fight will be at a true championship level, and we will give the fans an exciting fight.”
Via:espn