Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will both take home a guaranteed $US5 million for tomorrow’s middleweight title rematch in Las Vegas.
The official purses were confirmed to ESPN by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, although both fighters are expected to make upwards of tens of millions more after pay‑per‑view sales.
The fight which takes place at T‑Mobile Arena is a rematch of their controversial split draw last September in an action‑packed bout which produced 1.3 million pay per view buys.
Tomorrow’s second meeting is expected to exceed that number thanks to a wild 12 months which included Alvarez failing a pair of drug tests which forced the original May 5 date to be postponed.
Alvarez, 28, has maintained his innocence, citing tainted meat in Mexico after he tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol.
The bout between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez will begin at 12pm Sunday.
[Source : WW.CBSSPORTS.COM]
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