Boxing: Canelo Alvarez To Defend Undisputed Super Middleweight Belt Against Jermall Charlo in New PBC Deal

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(Photo : FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Mexican boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez poses with his belts and crown after defeating Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin to retain his undisputed super-middleweight crown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 17, 2022.

Reigning WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his titles against American Jermall Charlo on September 16.

Canelo Alvarez is set to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship vs. Jermall Charlo, likely on Sept. 16, sources tell @MikeCoppinger.

It’s a three-fight deal for @Canelo with PBC, per sources, the other two fights expected to take place in May and September 2024. pic.twitter.com/g9itXutabH
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 22, 2023

Charlo, who has an undefeated 32-0 record, hasn't fought since a unanimous decision win over Juan Macias Montiel in June 2021.

The 32-year-old Mexican has agreed to return with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) in a three-fight deal, and the bout against Charlo will be the first.

Haymon met with Alvarez's trainer and manager, Eddy Reynoso, in Cleveland to discuss the deal's framework. The undisputed super middleweight champion last worked with PBC during his November 2021 win over Caleb Plant.

Since then, Alvarez has gone through a unanimous decision loss to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 but won unanimously against Gennady Golovkin in September 2022 and John Ryder in May 2023.

Alvarez is considered to be the biggest draw in the sport. He holds a record of 59 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

He lost the first fight of his career in 2013 against Floyd Mayweather Jr. It took nearly a decade to bring him down again, losing to Dmitry Bivol in 2022.

Alvarez famously drew against Gennady Golovkin during the first fight of their trilogy in 2017.

Canelo Alvarez's Future

If Alvarez defeats Charlo, the Mexican will reportedly face two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez next year. The 26-year-old American is the youngest super middleweight title holder in history.

The Ring magazine ranks Benavidez as the second-best super middleweight in the world behind Alvarez. With a 27-0 record, he poses the biggest threat to the undisputed champion's reign.