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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 2, 2019: Mexican boxer Saul «Canelo» Alvarez, WBA Super title holder, at a press conference on winning his WBO light heavyweight title bout against Russian rival Sergey Kovalev at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 2, 2019: Mexican boxer Saul «Canelo» Alvarez, WBA Super title holder, at a press conference on winning his WBO light heavyweight title bout against Russian rival Sergey Kovalev at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images)
Canelo Alvarez will be fighting again before the end of the year, he’s recently coming off a remarkable victory against John Ryder on May 6th. Alvarez’s team has announced that he’d be taking on Jermall Charlo on September 16th. Although the date is still tentative, Alvarez is looking forward to defending his Super Middleweight titles against Charlo. Now this would be an interesting match-up, as Charlo has nothing but respect for Canelito and is himself an undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion.
Even after the Alvarez-Bivol fight, Charlo stated that Canelo will always be the champion, and nothing can take that away from him. He emphasized, “Nobody can take nothing from Canelo off of one fight, you know.”
Reportedly, former plans for Alvarez involved in a rematch against Dmitry Bivol couldn’t come to fruition as Bivol wanted to fight Canelo at 168, while Alvarez wanted to prove his might at 175.
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Canelo Alvarez predicted the future for himself
After the Ryder fight, Canelo Alvarez decided to set his course for the future under Al Haymen‘s PBC label. He has reportedly signed a deal of almost $100 million with the banner, that will cover three fights in a year. As reported by ESPN‘s reporter, Mike Coppinger, the first fight would be against Charlo, and the other two fights will be scheduled for May and September 2024.
Canelo Alvarez announced a “done deal” for September along with the PBC logo. Alvarez is set to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship vs. Jermall Charlo, likely on Sept. 16, sources tell ESPN. It’s a three-fight deal for Canelo with PBC, per sources, a coup for Al…
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) June 22, 2023
Although ‘Cinnamon’ was adamant to settle his score with Bivol, destiny prevailed and Alvarez had to move on. Still, this didn’t come as a shock to him, as Alvarez had predicted this beforehand. In a special one-year-old interview, he’s shown interest in moving forward with the PBC. So, he may have foreseen his bout against Charlo, one year ago.
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In his interview with Fight Hub TV, he stated, soon after the Bivol fight, that he could only see the rematch with Bivol as the best option, especially at that moment. And once that’s done, he declared, “Maybe the next year I go to PBC and we can talk.”
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Just a year post that took place, Canelo Alvarez announces shaking hands with Al Haymon. Is this mere coincidence? Could be. But Alvarez had his eyes on the PBC deal since long. What are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comments section.
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