Oddsmakers are betting on who is next for Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin

Sep 15, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Canelo Alvarez (black trunks) and Gennady Golovkin (white trunks) box during their middleweight world championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 15, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Canelo Alvarez (black trunks) and Gennady Golovkin (white trunks) box during their middleweight world championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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The odds for who Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez will fight next have been released.

After Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin’s respective victories on Dec. 11 and 12, the odds on who both men will fight next are officially out, according to MyBookie.ag. The boxing superstars have competed against each other twice before, with Alvarez edging Golovkin in their second meeting in May 2018. Their first bout ended in a draw a year prior.

The odds of both men crossing paths for a 2021 trilogy fight sit at +250. For those unfamiliar with betting odds, each bet is assumed to be placed at $100. Therefore, if someone were to bet on the third fight taking place, and the fight was to happen, they would earn $250 as a reward for getting it right.

For Alvarez, a fight with Caleb Plant (+150) is the likeliest to happen next, according to the oddsmakers. Golovkin, however, is looking at a potential showdown with Billy Joe Saunders at +200 for 2021. Saunders won his last bout against Martin Murray in a lopsided 12-round decision on Dec. 4, as he looks to challenge Alverez to a mega-fight in the near future.

There is also the longshot possibility of Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya making a return to the ring to fight Alvarez or Golovkin, though the odds of the fight happening in 2021 are highly unlikely for either man, as they come in at +3000 and +2000, respectively.

Canelo Alvarez’s only loss is to Floyd Mayweather

Alvarez has enjoyed an illustrious career inside of the squared-circle. He currently sits at 53-1-2, tailing 36 KO’s to his name. Notable wins include Amir Khan, Daniel Jacobs, and Sergey Kovalev to name a few. He has competed in professional boxing since 2006 after going 44-2 as an amateur with 12 KO’s.

Now 29 years old, he is considered by many as the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world today.

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