Former two-division titlist David Benavidez is also a targeted option, with the unbeaten Phoenix-based boxer fighting for an interim title with hopes of consolidating the belts with Alvarez later this year. Six months after becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the four-belt era, Alvarez moved back up to 175 pounds for the first time since claiming the WBC title via knockout from Sergey Kovalev in 2019. But during the same week he teased a possible future move to heavyweight, Alvarez was unable to break through the technical strength of Bivol, a former Russian amateur star whose strength is muting the offense of his opponents. The prospect of that undisputed super middleweight title fight is now dead, and Alvarez is moving on. Boxing continues to deliver some massive moments and fights in 2022. After a strong start to the year, things have dramatically picked up over the spring and now the sport heads into a long stretch loaded with big fights nearly every week. “We’ll see what happens but I do believe we’re really close to making these fights happen. Not only will a high-caliber opponent test his potential championship mettle, but it will also see if Conlan can hang in a strong division.
Canelo Alvarez's next opponent will be British fighter Rocky Fielding, as the pair are set to square off at super middleweight on December 15 at Madison Square Garden. Alvarez then won the WBO super middleweight championship by defeating Billy Joe Saunders. Plant promised to give Alvarez even more trouble than other technicians, most notably Floyd Mayweather and Erislandy Lara, in their 12-round fight for Alvarez’s WBA, WBC and WBO championships and Plant’s IBF belt. With his speed and movement, he should be able to give other heavyweights fits. Boxing has been on a roller coaster for quite some time now. For years, Crawford's logical next step has seemed to be with Premier Boxing Champions, which has all of the top welterweights Crawford has wanted to face since he won a title in the 147-pound division. Alvarez claimed the WBA (Super) title and the vacant WBC title back in December when he thoroughly dominated Callum Smith en route to a unanimous decision. One fighter Alvarez has expressed some interest in fighting is WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, telling FightHub in February that Charlo or Plant was the fight that needed to happen next, ""Hopefully yes, why not? Canelo Alvarez was poised to be part of the busy schedule with a fight against Caleb Plant to unify boxing's super middleweight division in September.
The fight is expected to have close to 70,000 fans, which would break the record for the biggest indoor attendance for a boxing event in America. “I have taught myself to remain disciplined, to believe, and to never lose my love boxing. I love it just as much now as I did 16 years ago. No other fighter appears poised for the challenge now that Plant is no longer an option. Benavidez is ESPN's No. 2 super middleweight, he's still undefeated and if it weren't for issues outside the ring, Benavidez would no longer be avoided. Prior to Canelo being upset by Dmitry Bivol earlier this month, the boxing superstar implored for Benavidez to fight Charlo and that he’d face the winner. Danis is an MMA fighter famously known for being Conor McGregor's good friend and training partner. Diaz is an accomplished fighter and held the IBF super featherweight world title less than a year ago, before he lost it on the scale before his fight against Shavkat Rakhimov. Ortiz is arguably the best young fighter who doesn't hold a major belt, and might even have a higher ceiling than Teofimo Lopez, who is currently a champion at lightweight. Ortiz has the necessary skills and will soon have the fanbase to demand a fight against one of the best in the division.
Plant vows that the moment and scope of the biggest fight of his life won’t get to him. Will Kambosos make Haney uncomfortable and get to him? The money is at heavyweight, of course, and Hunter should be able to make enough noise to establish himself as a title contender. At some point, Conlan must make some significant steps in his career and can't coast on his affiliations. He's only lost once in his career -- back in 2018 -- and that was by unanimous decision. I applaud him on a remarkable career. In his last fight, Conlan squeezed past Ionut Baluta with a majority decision. It's been nine years since Taylor and Jonas last faced each other, but that doesn't mean this fight is past its sell-by date. Fury survived two knockdowns to score three of his own, the last leaving Wilder down and out to defend his lineal and WBC heavyweight championship in an epic clash that served as BoxingScene.com’s 2021 Fight of the Year. “I’m saying that I’ve seen Canelo’s fights, I’ve seen him lose rounds against Billy Joe Saunders, I’ve seen him lose rounds against Kovalev, just to name those two.