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Golovkin hovers over Canelo-Smith fight in Texas (The Associated Press)

Posted: September 17, 2016 at 5:24 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

Boxing fan Jonathan Loza yells and holds up a flag before the Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith official weigh-in for the upcoming title fight at the stadium in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. Alvarez and Smith will fight for the WBO Junior Middleweight Championship on Saturday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Liam Smith kept things respectful in the traditional stare down with Canelo Alvarez, ending it with a handshake in less than 10 seconds. Smith (23-0-1) is defending his WBO junior middleweight title against the hard-hitting Alvarez, who is moving back to the 154-pound class where he has plenty of experience and never lost. Last May, the popular Mexican champion vacated his WBC middleweight title rather than be pressured into fighting Golovkin, who now has the full WBC belt along with his IBF and WBA belts.



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