Canelo Alvarez will make history once again if the four-belt king can claim the 60th victory of his career on September 30.
Alvarez expects a tough challenge against Jermell Charlo when the pair collide at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this month.
The Mexican superstar aims to cement his place at the best super middleweight on the planet despite facing an opponent rising two weight classes.
Alvarez says the attraction of the bout speaks for itself, with two undisputed rulers squaring up against each other.
With a victory, Canelo hopes to land a 60th career triumph.
“I’m very happy that we got to make a fight of this magnitude between two undisputed champions,” said Canelo. “Jermell Charlo has also faced the best in his division.
“I’m glad that the fans are going to enjoy a world-class fight between us on September 30,” he added.
Canelo Alvarez is making history
Canelo’s trainer said: “We are very excited about this historic matchup under the PBC banner. Our team is very focused on this fight.
“We have a great champion in Charlo in front of us. This will be an exciting fight because of the styles both fighters bring to the ring.”
Having captured world titles at 154, 160, 168, and 175 pounds, Canelo [59-2-2, 39 KOs] will enter the ring for another super fight.
He looks to become the first man during the four-belt era to defend all four titles successfully three consecutive times.
The fighting pride of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Canelo became undisputed at super middleweight in November 2021 by taking the IBF belt from then-unbeaten Caleb Plant via an 11th-round TKO headlining a SHOWTIME PPV.
After dropping a light heavyweight title fight against Dmitriy Bivol in May 2022, Canelo rebounded to defeat Gennadiy Golovkin in their September 2022 trilogy fight.
Most recently, he defeated John Ryder in a close fight last May.
Under the guidance of his renowned coach Reynoso, Canelo has triumphed over a long list of elite fighters. He turned pro at just 15 years old in 2005.
His resume includes Golovkin twice, plus Shane Mosley, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto, and Sergey Kovalev, to name a few. Outside of the Bivol fight, Canelo’s only other defeat came against undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather in September 2013.
The Mayweather fight proved a great learning curve that helped Canelo remain undefeated for almost a decade until the Bivol defeat. Canelo attempted to avenge the Bivol loss but says the Russian priced himself out of the clash.
Now, Canelo faces a real underdog in Charlo, looking to meet both brothers back-to-back potentially.
Tickets for the live event, which Canelo Promotions and TGB Promotions promote, are available through AXS.com.
