Canelo, Triple G set for megafight

Still to be determined is the venue, and De La Hoya insisted it could be “anywhere in the world.” One possibility is AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which would allow for a crowd upward of 100,000. The Dallas Cowboys play on the road that weekend, making it an option. “Those negotiations, those talks will start in the weeks to come,” De La Hoya said.

Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) never had fought above 155 pounds until he weighed in at 164 on Friday. He had no trouble adjusting, appearing to toy with Chavez. The 26-year-old occasionally would lean back into the ropes and take punches from Chavez, only to quickly regain control with uppercuts and jabs.

According to CompuBox, Alvarez landed 83 jabs to Chavez’s 15. All three judges scored it 120-108, giving Alvarez all 12 rounds.

Immediately after Michael Buffer announced the results, Alvarez told the crowd that Golovkin was next. The lights then dimmed, and the 35-year-old Golovkin walked out of a tunnel and into the ring. They later showed a promotional video for the fight.

It was a WWE-style display that showed how little concern the Alvarez camp had for Chavez. The deal with Golovkin was signed a week earlier but successfully kept under wraps.

“It couldn’t be a bigger announcement in the sport of boxing,” said Tom Loeffler, Golovkin’s promoter. “It wasn’t easy making the fight, but it was even harder not announcing the fight.”

“Canelo looked very good,” Golovkin said, “and 100 percent he is the biggest challenge of my career.”