The biggest fight boxing could make right now, both from an entertainment and business standpoint, is almost certainly a middleweight title unification bout between WBC champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and WBA and IBF champion Gennady Golovkin (34-1, 31 KOs). After Canelo's win over Miguel Cotto in November, the WBC granted both men voluntary defenses of their titles in lieu of Canelo immediately facing Golovkin, who is the WBC interim champ and mandatory challenger. Once those fights are out of their way, we'll see what happens from there, because boxing is just that way. If the fight is to happen in 2016, it'll probably be in September during Mexican Independence Day weekend.
In the meantime, ESPN's Dan Rafael reported that talks have begun for Golovkin to make his mandatory IBF title defense against Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13 KOs). It would be an HBO (non-PPV) event held at New York's Madison Square Garden, where Golovkin made his PPV headlining debut vs. David Lemieux last October. According to Boxing Scene, "K2 Promotions has placed a hold for an April 23 date at the venue."
If that date sounds familiar, it's the same night that the UFC has scheduled UFC 198, also at Madison Square Garden. The targeted main event is a rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title. Obviously pro MMA still isn't legal in New York yet, but unlike previous years where the UFC merely reserved a date at MSG, they've actually formally announced the event as if it will happen*. Hopefully we'll know whether or not it'll actually be in NYC very soon.
LINK: UFC, 'GGG' both have Madison Square Garden reserved for April 23
