Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announces that Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 is set for May 5th

Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin the rematch is officially on. The date is set for May 5^th and the boxing world has been buzzing since the announcement. HBO requested that The Rock drop the bombshell on his Instagram page and the post went viral immediately. The announcement of the mega fight is already the biggest boxing news of 2018.

The first fight between two of boxing’s most polarizing fighters ended in controversy with the fight going to the scorecards and was ruled a draw. Many believe that Golovkin should’ve won the fight, but that was not the scenario. The final decision did overshadow a great fight between the two superstars, so hopefully the rematch will have a different outcome.