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. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will take on undisputed light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas on Sept. 30, the super middleweight champion announced on social media on Friday.
Alvarez, who currently holds all four belts in his division, posted a photograph of the pair on Twitter with the headline ‘Undisputed vs Undisputed’.
UNDISPUTED vs UNDISPUTED
🗓️ Sept. 30
📍Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/pAlSN5VszU— Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) June 30, 2023
The Mexican, widely viewed as the leading pound-for-pound fighter in the world, last fought on May 6, when he outpointed English fighter John Ryder to record his 59th victory in 63 professional fights.
FILE – Jermell Charlo celebrates in the ring after defeating Brian Castano in their super middleweight title fight at Dignity Health Sports Park on May 14, 2022 in Carson, California. Charlo won by knockout in the 10th round. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images/AFP
The announcement means Charlo’s anticipated clash with Australian Tim Tszyu will not happen ahead of a deadline imposed on the American by the World Boxing Organisation, leaving the American at risk of being stripped of that belt.
Charlo last fought in May 2022 when he recorded a 10th round knockout of Argentina’s Brian Castano in California.