Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has revealed he must endure hand surgical procedure having crushed Gennady Golovkin with an harm that left him ‘unable to carry a glass’.
After two extraordinarily shut contests between the previous rivals, Canelo dominated their trilogy bout in Las Vegas on Saturday evening to shut the e book on one among boxing’s most enthralling trendy rivalries.
The Mexican celebrity produced the right response having misplaced for simply the second time in his profession towards Dmitry Bivol in Might up at light-heavyweight.
The 32-year-old intends to chase down a rematch with the undefeated Russian however intends to take a break from the ring after preventing six instances in 22 months.
Canelo additionally confirmed he entered his trilogy bout with Golovkin with a ‘actually dangerous’ harm to his left hand which is able to now require an operation.
‘He [Golovkin] is a tricky fighter, however I’m glad [I won],’ Canelo stated in his post-fight press convention.
‘I want surgical procedure on my hand after this. On my left hand. However I’m a great, I’m a warrior and that’s the reason I’m right here.’
Requested how a lot the harm bothered him within the combat, Canelo added: ‘Loads. I can’t maintain a glass. It’s actually dangerous. However I’m a warrior.’
After sharing 36 rounds with Golovkin, the 2 shared a heat embrace after the ultimate bell with Canelo paying tribute to the legendary Kazakh.
Thanks a lot my buddy, thanks Golovkin,’ he stated. ‘I’ve gone by some very tough issues in my life, and the one factor you are able to do is attempt to proceed and transfer ahead.
‘I’ve been by tough instances just lately with my defeat however I’ve proven that defeats might be nice, to allow you to come back again and present humility.
‘He [Golovkin] is a very good fighter. I’m glad to share the ring with him. I’ll maintain going ahead to maintain my legacy going.’
Golovkin in the meantime reiterated that he won’t retire from boxing after this defeat, meaning to return to middleweight to defend his IBF and WBA titles.
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