The drama seems to be over, and Canelo Alvarez’s next fight appears to be a done deal.
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reported over the weekend that the Mexican boxing superstar is finalizing a deal to move up to light heavyweight to take on WBO champion Sergey Kovalev on November 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez has never fought at light heavyweight before, and would be moving up two divisions (160 lbs to 175 lbs) to challenge the Russian power-puncher.
Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) unified his WBA and WBC middleweight titles with then-IBF champion Daniel Jacobs, winning a unanimous decision this past May.