Mexican superstar and pound-for-pound great Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super-middleweight world titles in a blockbuster showdown against hard-hitting undisputed junior-middleweight champion Jermell Charlo, in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Las Vegas this weekend.
The tournament will be broadcast live on SS Action from 2am on Sunday.
Alvarez, who’s amassed one of the best resumés of his generation at only 33-years-old, will make the third consecutive defence of his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO super-middleweight world titles against the junior-middleweight king Charlo in the first match-up of the four-belt era pitting two reigning undisputed champions against each other. With a win, Charlo would add his name alongside legendary champions such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roy Jones Jr by successfully jumping two weight classes to win a world title.
“Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo are fighters who dare to be great every time they enter the ring and have shown that once again by going head first into this dream matchup between the two best fighters in their divisions,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Canelo is already a surefire Hall of Famer but continues to seek the biggest and best fights for his devoted fans. Charlo has also established himself as one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters and would leave no doubt about his place in boxing’s hierarchy with a win.”
Having captured world titles in four different divisions, Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring for yet another super fight as he looks to become the first man during the four-belt era to defend all four titles successfully three consecutive times.
Under the guidance of his renowned coach Eddy Reynoso, Alvarez has triumphed over a long list of elite fighters since turning pro at just 15-years-old in 2005, including Golovkin twice, plus Shane Mosley, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto and Sergey Kovalev to name a few. Outside of the Bivol fight, Canelo’s only other defeat came against undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather in September 2013.
“I’m very happy that we got to make a fight of this magnitude between two undisputed champions,” said Alvarez. “Jermell Charlo has also faced the best in his division, and I’m glad that the fans are going to enjoy a world class fight between us.”
Houston’s Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) unified the junior middleweight titles in emphatic fashion his last time out, knocking out Brian Castaño in round 10 of their May 2022 rematch, after they fought to a draw in a July 2021 slugfest. The 33-year-old became a unified champion in September 2020, dropping Jeison Rosario three times on his way to an eighth-round knockout that earned him the WBA and IBF titles.
“I’m really excited to make history once again,” said Charlo. “This is the biggest fight in boxing and I’m coming to leave it all in the ring like I do every time. I manifested this fight into existence and earned it with everything I’ve done in this sport so far. Canelo is a great fighter, but he’s gonna see what Lions Only is all about. When the fight’s over, people are gonna have to recognise that I’m the best fighter in the sport.”