Undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) seems to have determined to face Jermall Charlo after which Terence Crawford in his two fights in 2024, based on Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN.
If Salvador’s report is correct, Canelo can have two massive fights on Amazon Prime Video PPV this yr on Could 4th and September 14th.
Charlo First, Crawford Subsequent
“Every little thing seems like it will be [Jermall] Charlo & Crawford for Canelo in 2024, in that order,” mentioned Salvador Rodriguez on X, speaking about Canelo Alvarez’s two fights this yr in Could and September.
The extremely rated pound-for-pound star, Crawford, should transfer up three weight divisions to problem Canelo for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship.
Terence hasn’t fought at 168 earlier than, so this will probably be a brand new expertise for him, and we’ll see how nicely he holds up underneath the firepower from Canelo.
Crawford has obtained to be overjoyed with this information, as he’s getting an enormous payday preventing Canelo on the good time in his profession following his massive win over Errol Spence Jr. final July.
Benavidez Left Empty-handed
Followers of the unbeaten David Benavidez gained’t be too pleased about this as a result of they had been hoping he’d be Canelo’s opponent for September on the Mexican Independence Day vacation.
Benavidez and his dad, Jose Sr., have been working laborious, speaking up a combat with Canelo, however what might have damage their probabilities, moreover all of the complaining and bad-mouthing they’ve performed, is the shortage of A-level opposition.
If Benavidez had accepted David Morrell Jr.’s problem or moved as much as tackle Artur Beterbiev at 175, he’d possible have been getting the shot towards Canelo for September. That’s how it’s in life. You don’t take the dangers; you’re left with nothing.
It’s time for Benavidez to know there’s nothing for him right here, and he must go in one other route, ideally North to 175.
As a substitute, Benavidez has performed it protected, preventing Caleb Plant and the old-timer, Demetrius Andrade. Maybe the clincher was the reported 70K PPV buys that Benavidez’s combat on Showtime PPV drew towards Andrade final November
. With numbers that poor, Benavidez was up the creek with out a paddle and in sorry form to get chosen by Canelo for September.