The Canelo Alvarez next fight news should arrive in the next few months. Until then, we look at potential opponent options and review another dominant win for the Mexican legend in September.
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Who will Canelo Alvarez next fight be against?
In September, Alvarez scored another dominant victory when he easily outboxed top 10 super middleweight Edgar Berlanga. Next up will likely be another ranked fighter from the division or a move up to light heavyweight. That is why Christian Mbilli, Diego Pacheco, or the winner of Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev are likely next.
- Solide: Mbilli is one of the highest-ranked fighters in the division that Alvarez has not yet faced. If he intends to defend his belts at middleweight, this is the most sensible option for his next fight.
- Next Big Thing: Pacheco is one of the rising young stars in the weight class. If Alvarez wants to hand him his first L before he continues to get better, facing him now would make sense.
- Legacy Fight: If the Mexican legend wants to add to his legacy and call it a career, either getting revenge against Bivol or taking on the man who beat him, Beterbiev, could be a possible route he goes for his return fight.
Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga preview
Most assumed Edgar Berlanga would be easy work for Alvarez. And that was exactly the case in September. However, the New York native did earn a lot of respect in the sport by going the distance with the boxing legend.
What happened: After some early analysis of his foe, Canelo Alvarez eventually found his groove and scored a knockdown in the third. From that point on he cruised to an easy unanimous decision win. The biggest knock on the victory was it continued a years-long streak without a knockout for Alvarez.
The fallout: The fight went as most expected. Berlanga showed his guts and proved he can remain a name in the division in the years ahead, while Alvarez added yet another win to his impressive resume.
What’s next? The Mexican legend will likely move on to a fight with another top 10 super middleweight early in 2025. Christian Mbilli makes the most sense for his return to the ring.
What makes Canelo Alvarez so popular?
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has had a legendary 65-fight career, but what makes it all the more impressive is he is only 32, and it could be argued 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: 62-2-2 (39 knockouts)
- Alvarez began his career by going unbeaten for eight years. It took unbeaten boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr. — when Alvarez was only 23 — to finally hand him his first loss.
- 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 Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Shane Mosley, Daniel Jacobs, Jaime Munguia, and Sergey Kovalev.
- Alvarez has an absurd amount of professional fights at just 32, 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.
