Canelo Alvarez is reportedly close to agreeing a new two-fight deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.
Canelo is arguably the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the planet at current. His extraordinary run of beating the best and dethroning champions is showing absolutely no signs of stopping.
The Mexican, according to a report from ESPN, is now close to agreeing a new two-fight deal with Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn to stage two bumper bouts which will fill up the bank accounts of them both – even further.
As per the report, the idea is for Canelo to take on WBA Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol before FINALLY staging the long-awaited, much-desired trilogy bout with Gennadiy Golovkin.
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ESPN claim that the proposed deal would be worth in excess of $85m, which would further establish Canelo as the current PPV king of the sport of boxing. Eddie Hearn would no doubt argue that he is the promotional equivalent.
Fans will be waiting for official confirmation of this news, but should everything come to fruition as planned, Canelo is ready to set pulses racing for boxing followers around the world throughout what promises to be an exciting 2022.
