By” Sean Crose
So now it’s official: Canelo Alvarez will likely be squaring off towards Jermell Charlo on September 30th. The bout is exclusive in that Canelo is the undisputed tremendous middleweight champion of the world whereas Charlo is the undisputed junior middleweight champion of the world. The battle will likely be promoted by Premier Boxing Champions and will likely be broadcast stay on Showtime pay per view from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In a 12 months that’s seen some terrific matchups, that is one other huge battle with huge names. Indeed, many have been shocked that Charlo’s twin brother (and present middleweight titlist) Jermall wasn’t Canelo’s opponent. The selection of Jermell, nevertheless, definitely makes issues fascinating.
At 33 years previous, Charlo boasts a file of 35-1-1. That lone defeat, a 2018 choice loss to Tony Harrison, was avenged by the Texan through vicious eleventh spherical knockout a 12 months later. Charlo’s most up-to-date battle was a tenth spherical knockout of Brian Castano – who he had beforehand fought to a 2021 draw – this previous May. Now the fighter referred to as “Iron Man” is shifting up two divisions to battle the most well-liked and lauded fighter on earth. While Charlo has had his share of massive fights, the upcoming battle with Canelo will signify the largest second of his profession.
As for the 33 12 months previous Canelo – the person wants no introduction. After shedding a one sided battle with Floyd Mayweather a decade in the past, Canelo has gone on to achieve true legendary standing, profitable world titles in quite a few divisions and squaring off towards the largest names accessible. Amir Khan, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Caleb Plant and others have all been bested by the crimson haired star. The query now, in fact, is how properly Charlo will carry out within the towards one of many high (some might argue THE high) fighters of his era.
Both males are roughly the identical age, however Canelo has confronted a lot better names. That’s one thing in Canelo’s favor, in fact, however it additionally signifies the person might have some put on and tear in any case these big battles. Canelo’s loss to Dmitry Bivol again in May of 2022, made individuals query whether or not Canelo was nonetheless at his peak or whether or not he had merely tried to cross a bridge too far by dealing with a light-weight heavyweight titlist of Bivol’s caliber. Canelo has fought twice for the reason that loss to Bivol, however hasn’t utterly answered the query. Charlo, then again, will now discover himself dealing with a naturally larger opponent. Not solely that, however he’ll be dealing with a naturally larger opponent with energy. Bigger males have fallen to smaller males earlier than within the ring. No doubt Charlo is hoping to make it occur once more.
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