By Radio Rahim
New York City, New York - WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs) is now firmly focused on getting the winner of next month's fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. That fight takes place on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
On Saturday night, Golovkin battered David Lemieux for an eight round TKO win as over 20,000 fans cheered him on at Madison Square Garden.
The WBC issued an order several months ago which directs the Cotto-Canelo winner to face the victor of Golovkin-Lemieux.
Golovkin, who holds the WBC's interim title at 160-pounds, is now mandatory challenger to whoever holds the full title.
According to Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, the Cotto-Canelo winner will have 15 days to inform the WBC of their intention to face - or not face - Golovkin.
Cotto-Canelo takes place at a catch-weight of 155-pounds. It remains to be seen if either of them is willing to face Golovkin at the full middleweight limit of 160-pounds.
"The WBC has mandated that the winner of Cotto-Canelo has 15 days to ratify if they are going to fight Gennady or not. And if they don't...if they don't agree to fight him, then the WBC will take the action under their rules," Loeffler said.