Its name is Jaguar Warrior’s Belt.
WBC introduced the belt for the third fight between the Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) and undisputed world super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs).
The special belt was created by craftsmen from the state of Oaxaca. Its name is “Jaguar Warrior’s Belt”. He will be at stake in the confrontation between Canelo and Golovkin.
Alvarez and Golovkin will fight on September 17 for the title of undisputed world champion in the second middle weight category. The fight will take place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena.
After the fight, Golovkin will have 5 days to decide which category to stay in. If Gennady decides to defend the middleweight title, he will face Cuban Erislandy Lara.
The first fight between Canelo and Golovkin in September 2017 ended in a draw. A year later, the Mexican won by split decision.
In May, Alvarez suffered the second defeat of his career, losing to Russian Dmitry Bivol in a fight for the world light heavyweight title.
Golovkin fought his last fight in April, defeating Japan’s Reta Murata via TKO to unify two middleweight titles.
Today, we unveiled the “Zapoteca Belt” also known as “Jaguar Warrior Belt”, a masterpiece created by the greatest artisans of the Zapotec culture, from the State of Oaxaca.
This special trophy will be contested by #CaneloGGG on Sept. 17 at the T-Mobile Arena. pic.twitter.com/xRdTeQMMBn
— World Boxing Council (@WBCBoxing) September 7, 2022
Source: Sportarena
I’m Todderic Kirkman, a journalist and author for athletistic. I specialize in covering all news related to sports, ranging from basketball to football and everything in between. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, I have become an invaluable asset to my team. My ambition is to bring the most up-to-date information on sports topics around the world.
