Getty Images The Canelo Alvarez-Triple G rematch boxing fans have been begging for is officially back on. Camps representing reigning middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez struck a last-minute deal to fight once again at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 15. Official terms haven't been disclosed, but ESPN reports Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya—who represents Alvarez—negotiated a "Hail Mary" agreement to save the day. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Per ESPN, After De La Hoya called ESPN to say the deadline had passed and there was no fight, saying that negotiations were "100 percent over," things suddenly changed and the window for a deal to be finalized had opened a crack. Moments later, one of De La Hoya's associates called ESPN back. As it turned out, while De La Hoya was on the phone talking to ESPN, what was termed as a "Hail Mary" idea to save the fight was being discussed between Golden Boy president Eric Gomez and others involved in the fight and then communicated to Golovkin's team. Gomez said he was trying to reach De La Hoya during his interview with ESPN and he was frustrated because he wasn't answering his phone. But ultimately, Gomez said, "We threw a Hail Mary and it was caught. The fight's done." \ ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website The hotly anticipated rematch was previously scheduled for May 5 but was cancelled after Alvarez twice tested for a banned substance. Canelo and Triple G's first bout generated 1.3 million pay-per-view buys and a $27 million gate. Projections for their sequel are around the $40 million mark. Fans are already celebrating and placing their bets on which elite boxer will emerge victorious. Who you got?<doc-sep>FINALLY. Canelo Alvarez v Gennady Golovkin II has been confirmed. Boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya has announced that the two superstars will face off in Las Vegas on September 15 in a rematch of their controversial 2017 draw. Negotiations went past the Alvarez camp-imposed deadline, with Golovkin reportedly holding out for 45 percent of the purse. The final terms of the deal were not released. “We want the fight, Tom Loeffler wants the fight. Clearly the only person here who doesn’t want the fight is GGG,” De La Hoya told ESPN just hours before the deal was made. Golovkin will now put his IBO, WBO, and WBC titles on the line. His last fight, a second round knockout, coming in May against the overmatched Vanes Martirosyan. Alvarez’s doping suspension, which saw their May 5 rematch in Las Vegas scrapped, runs through August 17.<doc-sep>A REMATCH between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has been shelved. A deadline set by Golden Boy Promotions of 8pm passed with no indication that Triple G had accepted their offer. 3 The anticipated rematch between Canelo and Golovkin this September has been cancelled Credit: AP:Associated Press Canelo's promoter Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN: "No fight. There is no fight. "We want the fight, Tom Loeffler wants the fight. Clearly the only person here who doesn't want the fight is GGG. "The fans want the fight. We bent over backwards. "We've come up and there’s no budge from him so there’s no fight, 100 per cent there is no fight." 3 There were high hopes that after their draw, Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez would be able to agree part II Credit: Splash News The LA Times are also reporting that Triple G refused to accept the deal offered to him by Golden Boy Promotions. He is said to have wanted more than the 42.5 per cent cut offered to him. SunSport has previously reported how Golden Boy president Eric Gomez, who represents Canelo, says he will not budge on the offer. Gomez told ESPN: "This is final. We’ve been through everything. We’ve been through the hoops, the monkey bars, the slides. Most Read In Boxing 'ON AJ' Anthony Joshua warned not to 'mess up' big-money Fury bout by rivals brother Tommy Pictured LOVED UP Tyson and Paris Fury pack on PDA with intimate kiss as pair soak up Miami sun 'EMBARRASSING' Sky Sports announce Mayweather vs Logan Paul will cost £16.95 as fans rage FAKE PAUL Tommy Fury slams Jake Paul and claims Molly-Mae leaked DMs aren't real in rant MONEY SHOT AJ & Canelo are highest-paid boxers... with Jake Paul third after raking in £14m NUR WAY Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down $100M offer to box Floyd Mayweather, says agent "No more playing games. He has until noon (Pacific time) to accept or walk away. "If he walks away, good luck to him.” Team Golovkin recently asked for a 50-50 split, pointing out GGG is the middleweight champion after their drawn first fight. But Canelo’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya quickly stated that was a no-go and that he will be moving on to another opponent. 3 Gennady Golovkin, and all his belts, refused to accept a lower fee than Canelo would be getting Credit: AFP Canelo Alvarez hits back at Gennady Golovkin over failed drug test comment by threatening to ‘kick his f----ing ass’ in potential rematch Golovkin's team came back asking for a 45-55 split. The duo would only be fighting for the WBA Super belt after GGG was stripped of the IBF strap. Now Alvarez has lost the Ring Magazine title he picked up when he defeated Miguel Cotto back in November 2015. The publication made the decision after Canelo tested positive for trace levels of the banned substance clenbuterol in February. He took two further tests that both came back clean.<doc-sep>ON a night full of twists and turns, there was spectacular drama as the rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was finally agreed. Reports from the US originally claimed that the fight was off after Triple G failed to agree a deal before an 8pm deadline. This is just a beginning. Все самое интересное ещё впереди. pic.twitter.com/zcOOOxgGpA — Gennadiy Golovkin (@GGGBoxing) June 13, 2018 4 This was the photo boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya posted out on Twitter as FINALLY the rematch was agreed But in a sensational turnaround Canelo's promoter Oscar De La Hoya tweeted that it's all systems go for the fight everyone wants to see. He posted: "I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!!" Just two hours earlier it appeared the hugely-anticipated rematch was dead in the water. Canelo's promoter Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN just after his 8pm deadline passed: "No fight. There is no fight. 4 Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will fight again in the rematch everyone wants to see on September 15 Credit: Splash News I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!! #CaneloGGG2 Feliz De informar que si tenemos pelea Septiembre 15!!! #CaneloGGG2 pic.twitter.com/gI3QmR0eXe — Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) June 13, 2018 "We want the fight, Tom Loeffler wants the fight. Clearly the only person here who doesn't want the fight is GGG. "The fans want the fight. We bent over backwards. "We've come up and there’s no budge from him so there’s no fight, 100 per cent there is no fight." But then the LA Times reported that there was some late drama to the negotiations - and finally some good news could be reported. 4 Gennady Golovkin is over in Russia at the moment on a watch launch - along with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho Credit: Instagram Canelo Alvarez hits back at Gennady Golovkin over failed drug test comment by threatening to ‘kick his f----ing ass’ in potential rematch The original offer to Golovkin was to take a 42.5 per cent of the pot for the rematch after the two middleweight warriors fought to a controversial draw in September last year. But the Kazakh boxer, who holds three world titles compared to Canelo's zero, was believed to want a bigger share of the purse. It is not know if this figure has been re-negotiated. Canelo twice tested positive for banned substance clenbuterol after giving samples on February 17 and February 20. 4 Gennady Golovkin was originally not in agreement with the cut he was offered to take on Canelo in the rematch Credit: AFP He claimed it was a result of eating contaminated meat, and went on to pass two tests ahead of the original rematch against Golovkin. But Canelo was forced to withdraw from their rematch on 5 May because of the failed samples. He was then handed a year's suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission, but is free to box from August 17 after it was backdated.<doc-sep>
Gennady Golovkin will fight Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on September 15 after a dramatic day of negotiations between the pair finally ended with an agreement. Oscar De La Hoya tweeted confirmation of the rematch on Wednesday night, but had claimed just hours earlier that talks had collapsed at the eleventh hour. Alvarez's promoter tweeted: I'm happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!! #CaneloGGG2.' Oscar Del La Hoya says a deal between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez has been struck Alvarez posted on Instagram as the countdown starts to the September showdown That message was the last things fans expected following his claim that they were walking away from the table after Triple G's camp failed to accept the terms before the 8pm deadline. He told ESPN just after his 8pm deadline passed: 'No fight. There is no fight. We want the fight, Tom Loeffler wants the fight. Clearly the only person here who doesn't want the fight is GGG. 'The fans want the fight. We bent over backwards. We've come up and there's no budge from him so there's no fight, 100 per cent there is no fight.' Gennady Golovkin (R) exchanges blows with Canelo Alvarez (L) during their fight in 2017 Both fighters believed they had won at the bell but it was eventually called a draw by judges Golovkin had been offered a 42.5 per cent cut of the fight purse and it is not known if the terms were renegotiated when talks restarted following De La Hoya's hasty claim on the American sports channel. Regardless, an agreement has been struck and the highly anticipated middleweight rematch has been scheduled for almost a year to the date that they fought out a controversial draw in Las Vegas. The original rematch was scheduled for May, but Alvarez was forced to withdraw after he failed to drug tests in Febraury. Traces of banned substance clenbuterol were found in his system. He has always denied knowingly doping and claims to have ingested the substance through contaminated meat in Mexico. He was subsequently handed a six-month ban, but is free to fight from August 17.