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Canelo, Golovkin superfight on Sky Sports pay-per-view

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BOXING powerhouse­s unleash their might this coming weekend as Sky Sports Pay Per View broadcasts live, commercial-free, and on high definition Pinoy Pride 42 Clash for Glory on Saturday (September 16) together with Supremacy: Canelo vs. Golovkin on Sunday (September 17).

Milan “El Metodico” Melindo, fresh from his championsh­ip fight against Japan’s Akira Yaegashi for the IBF world flyweight belt, will defend his title against IBO world light flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecution­er” Budler from South Africa on September 16, 2017, 6 PM, at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

Melindo (36-2-0, 13 KO) is on a winning streak after besting his past four opponents, including Yaegashi earlier this year.

On the other corner, Budler (31-2-0, 10 KO) won the IBO world light flyweight belt also earlier this year, against Filipino boxer Joey Canoy. He is currently 6th in the WBC and IBF light flyweight division.

On Sunday, Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will go up against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin from Kazakhstan for the unified middleweig­ht title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 17, 9 AM.

Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KO) is the lineal middleweig­ht world champion.

Meanwhile, Golovkin (33-0, 33 KO) is an undefeated fighter looking to defend his IBF/WBA/WBC middleweig­ht titles for the 18th time.

SKY Sports PPV offers The Definitive Boxing weekend bundle for only P249. They can also get these two fights individual­ly with Pinoy Pride 42 at P99 and Supremacy: Canelo vs Golovkin for P199. Watch it live, commercial-free, and in HD by subscribin­g to the pay-perview offers.

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