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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 03: WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez looks on during a news conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez will face Caleb Plant on November 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 03: WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez looks on during a news conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez will face Caleb Plant on November 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
After spending considerable off time, Canelo Alvarez is finally in the line to take up his first fight of 2022. The p4p biggie will enter the boxing ring on May 7 against Dmitry Bivol, who’s the WBA light heavyweight king. That said, this is expected to be a rugged encounter post in which Canelo might get to face rival Gennady Golovkin in a trilogy.
Alvarez, prior to getting lined up with Bivol, was in contention to face the likes of Jermall Charlo or David Benavidez. However, he seemed more interested in taking up Matchroom’s two-fight deal that will put him against Bivol and then ‘GGG’ potentially.
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Canelo spoke to the media about why he chose this deal over the other.
He said, “Because I like the idea to go 175 (pounds) and fight the second-best fighter in that division, champion. For me, it’s continue (to) make history right? And that’s a good challenge for me.”
Later, on a question on Jermall Charlo and David Benavidez, Alvarez said, “It’s don’t really I wish, I really don’t care, but sometimes everybody you guys ask so much, ‘hey you need to fight with Canelo Canelo Canelo Canelo’. Why they don’t fight each other? And I fight the winner of all of them.”
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After becoming the undisputed super-middleweight champ, Canelo was undoubtedly expected to scale up in weight. That said, he rejected PBC’s two-fight deal that would have put him against Jermall Charlo and David Benavidez.
Canelo Alvarez has a stacked fight plan for 2022
Canelo Alvarez will fight in May first. Post that, he is expected to take up the ring space in September.
On top of this, his team is also planning to take the third fight in December against an undisclosed opponent.
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Citing this, it appears Canelo has a busy schedule this year as well. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares across all these fights. But one fight everyone would be willing to see is the high-class trilogy with Gennady Golovkin.
What do you make of the p4p king’s above comments? Do you think this will be Canelo’s best year in boxing?
