Report: Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermall Charlo Set for Super Middleweight Title Fight

Boxing's pound-for-pound king is set to return to the ring later this year, as Canelo Alvarez has reportedly announced his next fight.

According to ESPN's Mike Coppinger, Alvarez "announced a 'done deal'" to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against Jermall Charlo "likely" on Sept. 16 under the PBC banner.

Coppinger added that Alvarez is now under a three-fight deal with PBC and his next two fights are expected to take place in May and September of next year.

Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over John Ryder last month in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. It was his second straight defense of his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles following his defeat against Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 in his failed attempt to move up a weight class and claim the WBA (Super) light heavyweight title.

Alvarez has been known to be interested in a rematch against Bivol, but it appears the two sides couldn't come to a deal before Charlo was selected as his next opponent.

"I think the Jermall Charlo fight is probably the frontrunner right now," Matchroom Booxing's Eddie Hearn told The DAZN Boxing Show on Wednesday (h/t Manouk Akopyan of Boxing Scene). "I spoke to [Alvarez's manager and trainer] Eddy Reynoso last week. Obviously, they wanted to fight Dmitry Bivol. We couldn't get that one over the line just yet, so they're looking at other options."

Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) has held the WBC middleweight title since 2019 and he is a former IBF light middleweight champion. He has not fought since June 2021 when he defeated Juan Macias Montiel by unanimous decision to retain his belt. This will be his first fight at 168 pounds in his 13-year career.