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Jermall Charlo Threatens to Fight Canelo Alvarez at His House: ‘I’ll Go to Mexico’

Published 11/06/2021, 11:30 AM EDT

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Canelo Alvarez is all set to enter the boxing ring once again this year. This time, he will lock horns with the IBF super-middleweight champ, Caleb Plant, for the undisputed 168-pound fight. Alvarez has taken many notable fights until now, but this contest is vital in its own way and fans cannot wait to see who comes out on top.

Recently, Plant and Alvarez were involved in their ceremonial weigh-ins. This was a star-studded event, wherein umpteen bigwigs marked themselves present. Among all the hotshots, the WBC middleweight champion, Jermall Charlo, who grabbed everyone’s attention after asserting a fiery statement about Canelo Alvarez.

Speaking to the media, he said, “I’ll go to Mexico and fight Canelo at his house. Ronnie (Shields), Ronnie, Ronnie, will we not fight Canelo at his house? We will go to Mexico. We love Mexico. We’re from Texas bro.”

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Charlo attended the weigh-ins with his coach, Ronnie Shields. And he didn’t budge an inch about going after the P4P superstar, Canelo.

This is not the first time when the middleweight champ hit at his rival Alvarez. In the past, too, he took wild verbal digs at Canelo and challenged him for a fight. However, the unified super-middleweight champ had different plans altogether, and that was to claim all the 168-pound belts on the line.

Canelo Alvarez – A favorite to become the undisputed super-middleweight champ

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With a stellar boxing stint comprising 56 wins, Alvarez has proved to be a modern-day hero of the sport of boxing. With the extensive prowess he holds, the p4p king is a true favorite for his fight against Caleb Plant.

 

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Canelo might move up to the light heavyweight weight class post this fight. But all of his hard work will go in vain if he fails to annihilate ‘Sweethands’ in this epic boxing outing.

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It’ll be exciting to see who among the two makes the most out of their time in the ring.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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