The Canelo Alvarez next fight news has arrived and the Mexican boxing icon is set to return on Saturday night in a super middleweight clash with a fellow countryman.
Who will Canelo Alvarez fight next?
After a loss against then-WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in May 2022, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) has made three consecutive defenses of the undisputed super middleweight championship. Now, he will make his anticipated return to the ring following a report that confirmed he will be back in action on May 4 to face Jaime Munguia as part of a new two-fight deal with DAZN.
How to watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia on May 4
- Alvarez vs. Munguia will headline a pay-per-view card on May 4
- The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- The card will air on both DAZN and Amazon Prime video
- Tickets for the Canelo Alvarez fight are still available
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia preview
Undefeated young star Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) will get the opportunity of a lifetime when he takes on the Guadalajara-bred Canelo Alvarez on Cinco de Mayo weekend, a tradition for fighters of Mexican ethnicity. The big question is can the Tijuana native rise to the occasion?
Battle of Mexico: While Alvarez disappointed many fight fans for passing on a big fight with David Benavidez, Munguia is still a promising fighter who is among the best at 168 pounds. What makes this matchup unique for the defending champion is that it will be one of the rare times when he faces a fellow Mexican fighter. Nevertheless, the crowd in attendance will surely show up in Alvarez’s corner.
Age vs. Youth: Alvarez is no longer the young up-and-coming star in the sport. At 33 years of age, his best years are far behind him. Making his professional debut at 15 years old, Alvarez will bring the upper hand in experience. Munguia, 27, is a young battle-tested fighter with good power in his hands, as he has won four of his last five fights by stoppage. While Alvarez will be the favorite, his opponent is a live underdog.
Golden beef: The issues between Alvarez and former promoter Oscar De La Hoya added a new chapter this week when the two nearly came to blows at the final press conference for the fight. There is no doubt, that the champion will take that heat into Saturday and look to put on a clinical performance against the man De La Hoya co-promotes.
The bottom line: This fight is sure to test how well Alvarez’s skills hold up with age. If he wins dominantly, his spot among the top pound-for-pound fighters will be sealed. If he struggles, his reign at super middleweight can be on the verge of reaching it’s end.
What makes Canelo Alvarez so popular?
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has had a legendary 63-fight career, but what makes it all the more impressive is he is only 33, and it’s visible inside the ring that he is still in his athletic prime. During a professional career that dates back to 2005, Alvarez has beaten many of the elites of two different eras and has become the most famous fighter of his era.
Let’s take a look at some of the key accolades from “Canelo’s” amazing career.
- Canelo Alvarez record: 60-2-2 (39 knockouts)
- Alvarez began his career by going unbeaten for eight years. It took unbeaten Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr. — when Alvarez was only 23 — to finally hand him his first loss in September 2013.
- Only two fighters during Alvarez’s storied career have defeated him. The legendary Mayweather and massive light heavyweight Bivol.
- During his career “Canelo” has scored wins over boxing greats and former champions like Gennadiy Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Shane Mosley, Daniel Jacobs, and Sergey Kovalev.
- Alvarez has an absurd amount of professional fights at just 33, and part of the reason is that he started his pro career in Mexico at 15 years old.
- Along with being a champion at super-middleweight, Alvarez has earned titles at middleweight, light-middleweight/super-welterweight, and light-heavyweight.
- Alvarez follows a long line of legendary Mexican boxers, but he reigns supreme above them all when it comes to successful pay-per-events. His 2017 bout with Mayweather was the third highest-selling boxing card in history with 2.2 million PPV buys.
Canelo Alvarez net worth
The measure of a fighter’s success is the dollars and cents they stack up from a career in combat sports. During his nearly two decades in fight sports, Canelo Alvarez’s net worth is believed to be as much as $275 million.
